Tobacco's Toll in North Dakota
- Adults who die each year due to their own smoking: 1000
- Kids under 18 who become new daily smokers each year: 300
- Annual healthcare costs caused by smoking: $326 million
- Yearly tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures: $768 per household
- Smoking-caused productivity losses: $232.6 million each year
- Annual tobacco industry marketing expenditures in North Dakota: $37.6 million
Source: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids