How many people die of smoking-related diseases every year?
Around 1.5 million people die each year worldwide due to smoking-related diseases, a rate of one death every 13 seconds. Q: What is the death rate due to the various smoking-related diseases? A: Eighty-five per cent of all the deaths due to lung cancer, 75% of those due to chronic bronchitis and 25% of those due to other heart diseases are smoking-related. Almost no lung cancer cases can be treated by surgery, and only 5% of those that can continue to live for five more years. Smoking-related diseases contribute to a large proportion of the total death rate worldwide. For instance, they contribute to 30% in Cuba, 25% in the United States of America, and 15-20% in the United Kingdom. Translated into figures, these rates give 400 000 deaths in the USA, 140 000 in the Federal Republic of Germany, 100 000 in the UK, 70 000 in Italy and 23 000 in Australia. Q: What other risks are faced by mothers who smoke, in particular ? A: Mothers who smoke and are taking oral contraceptives run ten tim
