State Rankings of Smoking Rates and Lung & Bronchus Cancer Mortality Rates Among Women |
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Percent of Women Who Smoke, 1996 |
Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population, 1991-95 |
| 1. Kentucky (29.5%) | 1. Nevada (46.0) |
| 2. Nevada (27.9%) | 2. Kentucky (41.8) |
| 3. Missouri (26.7%) | 3. West Virginia (41.3) |
| 4. Indiana (26.0%) | 4. Delaware (41.2) |
| 5. West Virginia (25.5%) | 5. Alaska (40.0) |
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute |
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