Number of deaths and years of potential life lost (YPLL) attributable to smoking in China, 2008, by urban/rural district, gender, age and disease among adults aged 35 and older
| Deaths | YPLL | |
| Male | 495 053 | 7 785 011 |
| Female | 57 227 | 720 609 |
| 35–64 | 215 994 | 5 340 087 |
| 65+ | 336 286 | 3 165 533 |
| Urban | 154 745 | 2 396 498 |
| Rural | 397 535 | 6 109 122 |
| Respiratory diseases | 61 514 | 628 559 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 147 792 | 1 882 707 |
| Cancer | 342 974 | 5 994 354 |
| Total | 552 280 | 8 505 620 |