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Georgia
FY2021 | FY2020 | |
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State Ranking | 48 | 49 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $750,000 | $750,000 |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($106 million) | 0.7% | 0.7% |
Georgia's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Georgia Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Georgia
(Apr. 16, 2021)
Adults who smoke | 16.3% (1,322,600) |
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High school students who smoke | 4.0% (23,800) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 17.0% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 11,700 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $3.18 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 29.2% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $772 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $325.6 million |