Statistics for Death Caused due to Smoking and Tobacco Use

Tobacco use is a risk factor for 6 of 8 leading cause of death in the world. (smoking death statistics)

shocking smoking statistic deaths
Source: WHO Report 2008

Areas which are hatched indicate proportions of death that are related to tobacco and are colored according to the column of the respective cause of death.

Tobacco is no doubt the single most cause of death in the world. Tobacco kills more then 5 million people which is much much more then HIV/Aids, tuberculosis, malaria combined. By 2030 tobacco is going to kill 8 million people a year.

What is considered a smoking related death?

Cancers caused by Smoking
List below shows types of Cancer that could be caused due to smoking:

Chronic Diseases caused by smoking
List below shows types of chronic diseases that are caused due to smoking:

Diseases caused by second hand smoking – Children
List below shows diseases that are caused to children due to exposure to second hand smoking:

Diseases caused by second hand smoking – Adults
List below shows diseases that are caused to adults due to exposure to second hand smoking:

* – Evidence of Cause: Siuggestive

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