OK To Smoke say Doctors

This ad is from the late 40's or early 50's. And it is ads like this that influenced many people to start smoking. Here is some information on smoking.

Deaths from Smoking: 440,000 annual deaths each year are smoking-associated (CDC)

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Smoking: 440,000 per year, 36,666 per month, 8,461 per week, 1,205 per day, 50 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second.

Average life years lost from Smoking: 12 years (NIA)

Death statistics for Smoking: The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Smoking:
Death rate is 2-3 times higher than non-smokers
Estimated to cause 10 million deaths per year worldwide by 2020 (WHO Web Site)
1.2 million deaths in Europe (The European Heart Network)
45,000 African American deaths each year in America (CBCF Health Organisation, 2004)
1.2 million deaths from smoking in Europe (The European Heart Network, 2000)
400,000 deaths annually in the US (Mayo Clinic)