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Georgia
FY2024 | FY2023 | |
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State Ranking | 49 | 48 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $2.1 million | $2.1 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($106 million) | 2% | 2% |
Georgia's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Georgia Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Georgia
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Adults who smoke | 12.5% (1,050,300) |
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High school students who smoke | 3.3% (19,800) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 18.2% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 11,700 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $3.69 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 29.9% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $907 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $345.8 million |