22.3% of Americans smoke (CDC); 23 million American women smoke (NHLBI) ... see also overview of Smoking.
approx 1 in 4 or 22.30% or 60.7 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "22.3% of Americans smoke (CDC); 23 million American women smoke (NHLBI)" -- see also general information about data sources]
1 in 2 chance of dying from a smoking-related disease (NIA)
An estimated 47 million (24.7 percent) adults were smokers in the United States in 1995 --24.5 million men (27 percent) and 22.4 million women (22.6 percent). (Source: excerpt from Facts About Smoking Among U_S_ Adults: CDC-OC) ... Current estimates indicate that about one-third of all adults smoke. And, while adult men seem to be smoking less, women and teenagers of both sexes seem to be smoking more. (Source: excerpt from Smoking and Your Digestive System: NIDDK)
1.3 billion people smoking worldwide (WHO World Health Report, 2003)
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Smoking:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Smoking:
The following statistics relate to deaths and Smoking:
The term 'prevalence' of Smoking usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Smoking at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Smoking refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Smoking diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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