Those who smoke are more susceptible to colds and other respiratory illnesses. More people quit smoking on this day than any other day of the year. It's never too late to quit. Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society. During 199, approximately 2.1 million people in developed countries died as a result of smoking.
Tobacco use is responsible for nearly one in five deaths in the United States.
Based on data from the American Cancer Society's Prevention Study II, it is estimated that 430,700 US deaths per year were attributable to smoking during 1990-1994. Although the number of cardiovascular deaths is declining, smoking-related cancer deaths continue to rise. Approximately half of all continuing smokers die prematurely from smoking. Lung cancer mortality rates are about 23 times higher for current male smokers and 13 times higher for current female smokers compared to lifelong never-smokers. How to Become an Organ and Tissue Donor Transplants save lives, but only if you help.