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Missouri
FY2019 | FY2018 | |
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State Ranking | 48 | 49 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $48,500 | $48,500 |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($72.9 million) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Missouri's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Tobacco's Toll in Missouri
(December 13, 2018)
Adults who smoke | 20.8% |
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High school students who smoke | 9.2% |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 10.9% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 11,000 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $3.03 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 31.3% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $930 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $364.9 million |
Ratio of industry marketing to state tobacco prevention spending | 7,522.8 to 1 |