[Smoking-attributable deaths in Spain, 2006].
OBJECTIVE
This study estimates smoking-attributable mortality in Spain in 2006.


METHODS
Source data included 1) smoking prevalence in Spain; 2) deaths occurred in Spain; and 3) relative risks of mortality by tobacco-caused diseases drawn from the Cancer Prevention Study II. All data corresponded to individuals aged 35 years and older.


RESULTS
In 2006, 53,155 smoking-attributable deaths were estimated (14.7% of all deaths occurred in individuals≥35 years; 25.1% in men and 3.4% in women). Almost 90% (47,174) of these attributable deaths corresponded to men, and 11.3% (5,981) to women. The most frequent attributable deaths were: cancer (24,058), specially lung cancer (16,482), cardiovascular disease (17,560), specially ischemic heart disease (6,263) and stroke (4,283), and respiratory disease (11,537), specially chronic obstructive lung disease (9,886). Since 2001, a decrease in smoking-attributable mortality was observed in men and an increase in women.


CONCLUSIONS
About one out of 7 deaths occurring annually in individuals≥35 years in Spain is attributable to smoking (one in 4 in men and one in 29 in women). Despite a decreasing trend in the number of smoking-attributable deaths over time (except in women, where they increase), the toll of estimated attributable deaths is still very high.
Banegas
José R
JR
Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain. joseramon.banegas@uam.es
Díez-Gañán
Lucía
L
Bañuelos-Marco
Beatriz
B
González-Enríquez
Jesús
J
Villar-Álvarez
Fernando
F
Martín-Moreno
José M
JM
Córdoba-García
Rodrigo
R
Pérez-Trullén
Alfonso
A
Jiménez-Ruiz
Carlos
C
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000401:mortality*; D013030:Spain
Mortalidad atribuible al consumo de tabaco en España en 2006.