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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce current cigarette smoking in adults — TU‑02

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

Status: Improving

  
Improving
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Most Recent Data:
11.0 percent (2023) *

Target:
6.1 percent 1  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
14.2 percent of adults aged 18 years and over were current cigarette smokers in 2019 2 *

*  Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Reduce current use of cigarettes among adults

Target-Setting Method
Projection

Data Source:  National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS

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Summary

Cigarette smoking causes cancer and early death, and U.S. adults are more likely to use cigarettes than any other tobacco product. Population-level interventions to reduce tobacco use include price increases, mass media campaigns, and smoke-free policies.

Topics:  Tobacco Use, LGBT

Workgroup: Tobacco Use Workgroup

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1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.