Statistics show that the number of people who begin smoking each day is 80,000 at the low end of the estimate and as many as 100,000 at the upper end of the estimate. The greatest majority of them are children or young adults.
According to the Cancer Research Organization, 200,000 children start smoking each year. That makes 548 children who start smoking everyday.
a billion of people =)
As most people take up smoking when they are under the age of 18, peer pressure plays a large part in children and teenagers taking up smoking. Many people start smoking because their friends have tried it or smoke. Children whose parents smoke are twice as likely to start smoking. Some people try smoking as a way to relieve stress or tension, or as a way to lose weight.
There are more than 230,000 deaths in Canada each year
As of recent statistics from 2007 3271 people die from smoking each year.
About half a million deaths per year in the US alone.
probably thousands
too many
412 Approx 412 Approx
parental smoking. One study of the effects of passive smoking on children's health estimated that as many as 165,000 of the myringotomies performed each year on American children are related to the use of tobacco in the household.
3000 kids start smoking every DAY!..
As most people take up smoking when they are under the age of 18, peer pressure plays a large part in children and teenagers taking up smoking. Many people start smoking because their friends have tried it or smoke. Children whose parents smoke are twice as likely to start smoking. Some people try smoking as a way to relieve stress or tension, or as a way to lose weight.
About 5.4 million
Every day 1200 Americans die from smoking-related illnesses.1/3 of teens who start smoking will eventually die from it.
About 2 million people die from smoking each year in the us alone.
People use cigarettes for the first time.... they would probably do it 1-5 times a day
average:200
100 %
more often than not