CDC: Smoking Rate Dropped From 20.9% (2005) To 17.8% (2013)

According to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR):

• The number of cigarette smokers dropped from 45.1 million in 2005 to 42.1 million in 2013.
• Those who smoke every day decreased from 80.8% in 2005 to 76.9% in 2013.
• Cigarette smokers who smoke only on some days increased from 19.2% in 2005 to 23.1% in 2013.
• The average number of cigarettes smoked by daily smokers declined from 16.7 in 2005 to 14.2 in 2013.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)