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Maryland
FY2021 | FY2020 | |
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State Ranking | 22 | 22 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $10.8 million | $10.5 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($48 million) | 22.6% | 21.8% |
Maryland's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Maryland Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Maryland
(Apr. 16, 2021)
Adults who smoke | 12.7% (598,600) |
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High school students who smoke | 5.0% (15,200) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 23.0% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 7,500 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $2.71 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 27.3% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $748 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $113.9 million |