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Mississippi
FY2022 | FY2021 | |
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State Ranking | 18 | 19 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $8.7 million | 8.695 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($36.5 million) | 23.8% | 23.8% |
Mississippi's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Mississippi Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Mississippi
(Jan. 21, 2022)
Adults who smoke | 20.1% (457,800) |
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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 | $818 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $121.4 million |