How does CDC define a smoking-attributable death?
For adults, CDC calculates smoking-attributable fractions (SAFs) for deaths from 19 smoking-related diseases. The SAFs are determined by using gender-specific smoking prevalence and data on the relative risks for death for current and former smokers for specific health conditions. Infant mortality SAFs are calculated using estimates of maternal smoking prevalence and relative risk for death for four perinatal conditions caused by smoking. Additional details on CDC’s SAM calculation methods and data sources are available under Methodology on the Web-based application of the Smoking-Attributable Morbidity, Mortality, and Economic Costs (SAMMEC) software, which is available on the Smoking & Tobacco Use Web site.
