title: Annual smoking-attributable mortality, years of potential life lost, and economic costs--United States, 1995-1999.
abstract: Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States and produces substantial health-related economic costs to society. This report presents the annual estimates of the disease impact of smoking in the United States during 1995-1999. CDC calculated national estimates of annual smoking-attributable mortality (SAM), years of potential life lost (YPLL), smoking-attributable medical expenditures (SAEs) for adults and infants, and productivity costs for adults. Results show that during 1995-1999, smoking caused approximately 440,000 premature deaths in the United States annually and approximately $157 billion in annual health-related economic losses. Implementation of comprehensive tobacco-control programs as recommended by CDC could effectively reduce the prevalence, disease impact, and economic costs of smoking.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015993:Life Tables; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution