| Deaths due to smoking related illness: | 5,226 in 19911, many leaving spouses and children behind |
| Years of life lost due to smoking: | 59,217 total or 11.3 years per death due to smoking1 |
| Medical care costs to treat smoking related illnesses: | $407,000,000 each year1 |
| Percent of deaths due to smoking: | 20.8%1 |
| State and Federal expenditures on health care in Oregon: | $1.8 billion per biennium2 |
| Percent of health care costs attributable to smoking related illness: | 7.1%3 |
| Public medical costs in Oregon attributable to smoking related illness: | $127,000,000 per biennium2 |
| Costs of smoking other than medical: | fires lost productivity due to premature deaths perinatal care for low birhtweight infants disease and death of nonsmokers exposure to smoke traffic accidents |