Ten states have been identified, which have the highest average annual smoking death rates these include Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Utah and Hawaii were at the bottom, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.

The death rate because of smoking related health problem was 371 and 344 out of 100,000 adults aged above 35, in Kentucky and West Virginia, respectively.

That number was nearly one-and-a-half times higher than the figure provided by the official media i.e. 263 per 100,000. This figure was nearly three folds to than the death rates in Utah, which are 138 per 100,000.

The researchers compile results by calculating the death certificates from 2000 to 2004, focusing on lung cancer and other 18 diseases, which are known to cause by smoking.

The rate of smoking in adults was tracked very closely to avoid any discrepancy. According to the stats of 2004 Kentucky was still on top in death smoking.

“Except smoking, heart diseases are also trigger by so many factors such as obesity, smoking only add fuel to fire.” said Terry Pechacek, a senior scientist of CDC.

For every state, the annual number of smoking deaths was higher among males than females. However, rates declined in men in 49 states since the late 1990s, but declined in women in only 32 states.

In each state, annual smoking death rate was higher in males than females. But since 90s decline in death rate has been seen in 49 states but decline in women death in only 32 states.

Female smokers have an elevated risk of certain complications during pregnancy or having a baby die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Not only for you, cigarette smoke is also harmful for other people in your surrounding, they breathe in your exhaled smoke, known as secondhand smoke, and can catch up in many of the same problems as smokers do. Quit tobacco smoking can reduce your risk of such deadly diseases. The earlier you quit, the greater the health benefit you shall enjoy.

No safer way to smoke cigarettes

Though, some people put some efforts to make their smoking habit safer by smoking fewer cigarettes. Researchers have explained that even light smoking from 1 to 4 cigarettes each day can cause serious health problems, including heart attack and death at a relatively younger age.

Some people assume that switching from brand of high-tar and nicotine cigarettes to those of the lower ones makes smoking safer, but it has no concern with the reality. When people go for lower tar and nicotine brand their frequency of smoking increase to achieve the same nicotine level as before. Not even a single study has ever established that, the risk of lung cancer is lower with light or low-tar cigarettes.

Half of the people, who keep on smoking, die because of health problem caused by it. In the U.S, tobacco causes 1 in 5 deaths and kills 443,000 Americans annually. Smoking is the only most controllable cause of death.

Yet, it is not too late to stop smoking. The sooner smokers quit, the lower is the risk of getting deadly diseases, as body start repairing itself, after few minutes of smoking.

Quit smoking

To quit smoking is not an easy task, and some people of lesser will power soon detract. There are many ways to quit smoking, such as stop smoking pills, nicotine replacement therapies or other medications. There are so many ways including step by step manuals, self –help classes, drug rehab program. But the most important aspect in quitting smoking is the personal behavior, to enhance the chances of success, try to implement two or more methods to help you quit.