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It's mostly cardiovascular disease. The CDC has a breakdown of yearly smoking deaths[0]. And the 50% number comes from the WHO[1]. [0] https://www.cdc.gov/toba
by dmm 8y ago
It's mostly cardiovascular disease. The CDC has a breakdown of yearly smoking deaths[0]. And the 50% number comes from the WHO[1].
[0] https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/tobacco_related_mortality/index.htm https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/heal...
[1] https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tobacco https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tobacco
- mturmon 8y agoRespiratory diseases under the umbrella term COPD (which includes emphysema) are another large category represented in that table. And alas, in my family.