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Alaska*
FY2024 | FY2023 | |
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State Ranking | 9 | 6 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $5.4 million | $6.5 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($10.2 million) | 53.2% | 63.5% |
Alaska's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Alaska Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Alaska
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Adults who smoke | 15.9% (88,500) |
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High school students who smoke | 8.4% (3,000) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 26.1% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 600 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $509 million |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 28.2% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $1,312 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $16.4 million |
*After the report was finalized, new information emerged indicating that Alaska will be spending $6,385,700 in FY24.