Trends in tobacco consumption and lung cancer mortality rates by sex in the United States, 1900-2020

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Trends in tobacco consumption and lung cancer mortality rates by sex in the United States, 1900-2020

Cigarette consumption

Female mortality (per 100,000)

Male mortality (per 100,000)

Footnote

Age adjusted to the 2000 US standard population. Rates exclude deaths in Puerto Rico and other US territories. Note: Due to changes in ICD coding, numerator information for mortality rates has changed over time.