Smoking-related deaths in the United States in 2024

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The number of smoking-related deaths in the United States in 2024 totaled 449,063, about 30,000 less than the average. That's a single death almost every 70 seconds and roughly 0.1% of the country's entire population. Smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States, averaging about 480,000 deaths per year.

Convinced to quit yet? The CDC has a lot of helpful tools to get there and get help: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/about/how-to-quit.html

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Quit five years ago. Was the best decision I ever made. Quitting cold turkey is the key.

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