What percentage of smokers get lung cancer or emphysema?!
Question:
What percentage of smokers get lung cancer or emphysema?
I have looked all over the internet for this information. I know the likelihood of these diseases are increased in smokers, but where can I find the real numbers?
Answers:
This statistic is elusive. I looked at American Lung Assoc. website and found some statistics surrounding that. Here it goes. about 20% of Americans smoke, that's about 58 million people. There are 438,000 deaths per year directly attributed to smoking. So, less than one percent of smokers die from smoking each year. But that doesn't answer your question. I suspect there is no clear answer.