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Researchers Estimate Smoking Kills 5 Million Annually

HeadlineNov 24, 2004

A new study out of Harvard University and the University of Queensland estimates smoking killed nearly 5 million people in the year 2000. The researchers are warning that the death toll is likely to rise in future years.

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