What we count
Premature deaths caused by active smoking and second-hand smoke across related diseases.
Deaths attributable to tobacco this year
How many deaths WHO attributes to tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke in a year.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
1,613,425deaths attributable to alcohol this year
451,138deaths by suicide this year
738,452road traffic deaths this year
What lies behind this number
Premature deaths caused by active smoking and second-hand smoke across related diseases.
How the source derives it
The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
What one number cannot show
This is an epidemiological attributable-burden estimate, not a simple count of death certificates mentioning smoking.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value from WHO tobacco product regulation report 2023 for latest GBD 2023 estimate; WHO reports more than 7 million annually.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time since the start of the year.
Annual value7,000,000deaths
- Period
- latest GBD 2023 estimate; WHO reports more than 7 million annually
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- WHO tobacco product regulation report 2023
How the number is calculated
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value7,000,000latest GBD 2023 estimate; WHO reports more than 7 million annually · deaths
Average per day19,165even time-based calculation
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
WHO tobacco product regulation report 2023 reports the latest published figure used on this page for latest GBD 2023 estimate; WHO reports more than 7 million annually.
Calculation method
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from WHO tobacco product regulation report 2023 and refers to latest GBD 2023 estimate; WHO reports more than 7 million annually. It is the latest figure published by this source. The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- WHO tobacco product regulation report 2023
- Data period
- latest GBD 2023 estimate; WHO reports more than 7 million annually
- Verified
- 15 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation