Missouri
| FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| State Ranking | 49 | 49 |
| State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $48,500 | $109,341 |
| 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, 2017)
| Adults who smoke | 22.1% |
|---|---|
| High school students who smoke | 11.0% |
| 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 | $978 per household |
| Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $332.2 million |
| Ratio of industry marketing to state tobacco prevention spending | 6,849.5 to 1 |