In 2019, it was estimated that around 44 percent of all cancer deaths among adults aged 30 years or above in the United States could be attributed to potentially modifiable risk factors. At that time, cigarette smoking attributed to around 28.5 percent of all cancer deaths. This statistic shows the proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019.
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American Cancer Society, & Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians). (May 14, 2024). Proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1494029/share-cancer-deaths-attributable-select-risk-factors-us/
American Cancer Society, und Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians). "Proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019." Chart. May 14, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1494029/share-cancer-deaths-attributable-select-risk-factors-us/
American Cancer Society, Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians). (2024). Proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/1494029/share-cancer-deaths-attributable-select-risk-factors-us/
American Cancer Society, and Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians). "Proportion of Cancer Deaths in The United States Attributable to Select Risk Factors in 2019." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 May 2024, /statistics/1494029/share-cancer-deaths-attributable-select-risk-factors-us/
American Cancer Society & Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians), Proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1494029/share-cancer-deaths-attributable-select-risk-factors-us/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Proportion of cancer deaths in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019 [Graph], American Cancer Society, & Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians), May 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1494029/share-cancer-deaths-attributable-select-risk-factors-us/
