Alarmingly, the average age of adolescents taking up smoking is around 17 years old. This figure includes costs to businesses, households and healthcare, and losses from fires, litter and money spent on tobacco.
Smoking-related diseases killed over 4, Victorians in That is over 3 times the number of Victorian deaths due to alcohol in the same year. One in 8 Victorians killed by tobacco were aged in their 30s, 40s or 50s. Death rates from tobacco-caused disease are higher among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who are more likely to die from these diseases at a younger age.
Quitting smoking has immediate health benefits and dramatically reduces the risk of smoking-related diseases, whatever the person's age. Statistics include:. This page has been produced in consultation with and approved by:.
Exposure to second-hand smoke increases the risk of children developing asthma and provokes more frequent asthma in children with asthma. Healthy eating and lifestyle changes can help to manage high blood pressure. What do the experts say about electronic cigarettes. Health benefits of stopping smoking Protect your family from secondhand smoke.
Quit smoking today with our help:. Freephone Smoking facts and figures Smoking kills - 1 in every 2 smokers will die from a tobacco-related disease. Related topic Sign up to a Quit plan. Find us on Facebook. Bethesda MD : U. World Health Organization. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 62 08 ; [accessed Aug 17].
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