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Delaware
FY2019 | FY2018 | |
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State Ranking | 5 | 4 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $6.3 million | $6.4 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($13.0 million) | 48.4% | 48.9% |
Delaware's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Tobacco's Toll in Delaware
(Nov. 12, 2019)
Adults who smoke | 16.5% (125,900) |
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High school students who smoke | 6.2% (2,900) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 13.6% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 1,400 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $532 million |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 30.3% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $798 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $50.7 million |