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Delaware
FY2024 | FY2023 | |
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State Ranking | 4 | 5 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $9.7 million | $9.7 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($13 million) | 74.3% | 74.5% |
Delaware's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Delaware Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Delaware
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Adults who smoke | 11.4% (93,400) |
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High school students who smoke | 2.2% (1,100) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 18.3% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 1,400 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $618 million |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 31.3% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $959 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $41.8 million |