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Alabama
FY2023 | FY2022 | |
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State Ranking | 45 | 42 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $1.7 million | $1.7 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($55.9 million) | 3.1% | 3.1% |
Alabama's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Alabama Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Alabama
(Nov. 21, 2023)
Adults who smoke | 15.6% (618,100) |
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High school students who smoke | 5.7% (15,200) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 17.5% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 8,600 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $2.19 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 33.5% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $1,034 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $189.0 million |