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Mississippi
FY2021 | FY2020 | |
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State Ranking | 19 | 21 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $8.7 million | $8.4 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($36.5 million) | 23.8% | 23.1% |
Mississippi's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Mississippi Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Mississippi
(Oct. 20, 2020)
Adults who smoke | 20.4% (464,600) |
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High school students who smoke | 6.6% (11,300) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 21.4% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 5,400 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $1.23 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 30.8% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $1,036 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $126.8 million |