Source: Division Vital Records and Health Statistics, MDCH

Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of premature death.  It contributes to: heart disease, strokes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; cancer of the lungs, larynx, mouth, esophagus, cervix, and bladder; and low birth weight in babies.  Each year an estimated 16,000 Michigan smokers die from tobacco-caused illnesses.  On average, smokers die almost seven years earlier than nonsmokers.  The adult smoking prevalence in Michigan was 26 percent while the median adult smoking prevalence among the United States was 23 percent.