Smoking significantly increases the risk of death, as smokers have a 70% higher chance of dying than non-smokers. A smoker's heart beats 5-10 million more times per year than a non-smoker's. Each cigarette smoked cuts 8 minutes from a person's life. Most smokers want to quit, though quitting can be difficult.

1. The risk to die is about 70% bigger at people who are smoking than pe o ple who don’ t smoke ..