Did you know…

Utah

• Utah has the lowest smoking rate of all 50 states. Currently 9.8% of the population that smoke
  (BRFSS, 2006)

• Currently 7.0% of Utah’s youth use tobacco. (YRBFS, 2005)

National

• 20.2% (45.1 million) of Americans smoke tobacco
• 23% of American Youth smoke tobacco. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006.
• Each day, about 1,140 youth under the age of 18 begin smoking on a daily basis. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2006.
• Cigarette smoking costs more than $167 billion, based on lost productivity ($92 billion) and health care expenditures ($75.5 billion). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001.
• Tobacco use causes nearly 5 million deaths per year worldwide. World Health Organization, 2002.
• More deaths are caused each year by tobacco use than by all deaths from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005.
• The leading preventable cause of death in the United States is the use of tobacco. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001.