Table 1

Relative mortality risks of smoking-associated diseases for the US

ICD-10	Disease category	Smoking status
		Men		Women
		Current	Former	Current	Former
ICD, International Classification of Diseases.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,⁸ Gavin et al.⁹
Neoplasms
C00–14	Lip, oral cavity, pharynx	10.89	3.40	5.08	2.29
C15	Oesophagus	6.76	4.46	7.75	2.79
C25	Pancreas	2.31	1.15	2.25	1.55
C32	Larynx	14.60	6.34	13.02	5.16
C33–34	Trachea, bronchus, lung	23.26	8.70	12.69	4.53
C53	Cervix, uteri	–	–	1.59	1.14
C67	Urinary bladder	3.27	2.09	2.22	1.89
C64–66, 68	Kidney, other urinary	2.72	1.73	1.29	1.05

Cardiovascular diseases
I00–9	Rheumatic heart disease	1.78	1.22	1.49	1.14
I10–15	Hypertension	2.11	1.09	1.92	1.02
I20–25	Ischaemic heart disease
	Age 35–64 years	2.80	1.64	3.08	1.32
	Age ⩾65 years	1.51	1.21	1.60	1.20
I26–28	Pulmonary heart disease	1.78	1.22	1.49	1.14
I30–52	Other forms of heart disease	1.78	1.22	1.49	1.14
I60–69	Cerebrovascular disease
	Age 35–64 years	3.27	1.04	4.00	1.30
	Age ⩾65 years	1.63	1.04	1.49	1.03
I70	Atherosclerosis	2.44	1.33	1.83	1.00
I71	Aortic aneurysm	6.21	3.07	7.07	2.07
I72, 74–78	Other arterial disease	2.07	1.01	2.17	1.12

Respiratory diseases
A15–16	Respiratory tuberculosis	1.75	1.36	2.17	1.10
J10–18	Pneumonia, influenza	1.75	1.36	2.17	1.10
J40–43	Bronchitis, emphysema	17.10	15.64	12.04	11.77
J45–46	Asthma	1.75	1.36	2.17	1.10
J44	Chronic airways obstruction	10.58	6.80	13.08	6.78

Perinatal diseases
P07	Short gestation/low birth weight	1.83	1.83	1.83	1.83
P22	Respiratory distress syndrome	1.30	1.30	1.30	1.30
P23–28	Other respiratory conditions in newborns	1.41	1.41	1.41	1.41
R95	Sudden infant death syndrome	2.29	2.29	2.29	2.29