Statistics

=__SMOKING AND LUNG CANCER IN CANADA__= = = = =


 * ==== Smoking causes ** 85% ** of all diagnosed lung cancers. Approximately ** 15% ** of those diagnosed have never smoked and **35%** are former smokers themselves. (Lung cancer canada, 2011) ====
 * ==== Approximately ** 45,000 ** Canadians die every year from smoking related deaths. (Lung cancer canada, 2011) ====
 * ==== According to the Canadian Cancer Society, it is estimated that **25,400** people will be diagnosed with lung cancer and **20,600** will die from it in the year 2011. (Canadian cancer society, 2011) ====
 * ==== An estimated **76%** of women and **86%** of men diagnosed with lung cancer will die from it in 2011. (Canadian cancer society, 2011)  ====


 * **__ Year: 2011 __** || **__ Males __** || **__ Females __** ||
 * Cases (Estimated) ||  13,200  ||  12,200  ||
 * Deaths (Estimated) ||  11,300  ||  9,300  ||

**__2010 Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey Results__**

 * ====According to the 2010 Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS), **4.7 million** Canadian residents, aged 15 years and older, were current smokers. This shows a decrease from the 2007 results of **5.2 million** current smokers. (Health canada, 2011)====

**__Smoking Among Youth__**

 * ====CTUMS reported that approximately ** 268,000 (12%) ** youths between the ages of 15-19 years were current smokers. This is down **3%** from what was reported in 2007. (Health canada, 2011)====


 * ====The smoking rate for young adult males, aged 20-24 years old, was **24%** according to the CTUMS results. This is a significant decrease from the results in 2008, which was **33%** . (Health canada, 2011)====


 * ====The rate of daily smoking among young adults aged 20-24 was **15%**, which decreased from **17%** in 2007. (Health canada, 2011)====


 * ====There were **3.9 million (17%)** of Canadians aged 25 years and older **(20% male, 13% female),** who were current smokers in 2010. This was rate is lower compared to the **19%** reported in 2007. (Health canada, 2011)====

**__Smoking Among Provinces__**

 * ====According to the Tobacco Use in Canada report, smoking rates for Canadians aged 15 and older, have significantly decreased throughout all the provinces. Overall from 1999 to 2009, Canada as a whole has decreased from **25.2% to 17.5 %** . (Tobacco use in canada, 2011)====


 * ====British Columbia had the lowest smoking rate at **14%**, whereas Saskatchewan, New Brunswick had the highest rates at **22.3%** and **21.3 %** . (Tobacco use in canada, 2011)====



====Smoking is the number one cause for lung cancer. Therefore, it is important to look at the scientific background to see exactly how smoking causes lung cancer.====

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