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Tennessee
FY2023 | FY2022 | |
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State Ranking | 47 | 44 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $2 million | $2.0 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($75.6 million) | 2.6% | 2.6% |
Tennessee's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Tennessee Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Tennessee
(Nov. 21, 2023)
Adults who smoke | 18.5% (1,019,900) |
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High school students who smoke | 4.9% (17,200) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 19.0% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 11,400 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $3.10 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 35.2% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $1,334 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $280.3 million |