Kids (under 18) who become new daily smokers each year
500
Kids exposed to secondhand smoke at home
40,000
Packs of cigarettes bought or smoked by kids each year
0.8 million
Adults in Washington, DC, who smoke
17.9%
Deaths in Washington, DC From Smoking
Adults who die each year from their own smoking
720
Kids now under 18 and alive in Washington, DC, who will ultimately die prematurely from smoking
8,000
Adult nonsmokers who die each year from exposure to secondhand smoke
40 to 120
Smoking-Caused Monetary Costs in Washington, DC
Annual health care costs in Washington, DC directlty caused by smoking
$243 million
Resident state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures
$609 per household
Smoking-caused productivity losses in Washington, DC
$233 million
Tobacco Industry Influence in Washington, DC
Annual tobacco industry marketing expenditures nationwide
$13.4 billion
Estimated portion spent for Washington, DC marketing each year*
$14.7 million
* Kids are twice as sensitive to tobacco advertising than adults and are more likely to be influenced to smoke by marketing than peer pressure, and one-third of underage experimentation with smoking is attributed to tobacco company advertising.
Tobacco Statistics and Facts for the District
