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New Mexico
FY2024 | FY2023 | |
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State Ranking | 24 | 20 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $4.4 million | $5.7 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($22.8 million) | 19.5% | 24.9% |
New Mexico's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending New Mexico Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in New Mexico
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Adults who smoke | 12.2% (201,700) |
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High school students who smoke | 3.2% (3,600) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 18.3% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 2,600 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $981 million |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 23.6% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $1,125 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $33.4 million |