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Rhode Island
FY2024 | FY2023 | |
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State Ranking | 44 | 44 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $429,205 | $415,452 |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($12.8 million) | 3.4% | 3.2% |
Rhode Island's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Rhode Island Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Rhode Island
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Adults who smoke | 11.8% (104,900) |
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High school students who smoke | 3.0% (1,700) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 17.8% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 1,800 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $744 million |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 31.3% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $1,221 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $27.2 million |