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Arizona
FY2021 | FY2020 | |
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State Ranking | 15 | 17 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $18.5 million | $17 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($64.4 million) | 28.7% | 26.4% |
Arizona's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Arizona Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Arizona
(Oct. 20, 2020)
Adults who smoke | 14.9% (840,200) |
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High school students who smoke | 5.3% (20,500) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 17.9% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 8,300 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $2.38 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 28.7% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $700 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $115.6 million |