National

State-specific Master Settlement Agreement payments
In 2008, states’ MSA payments increased by 15% over the 2007 payments, and will remain at these increased levels for years to come. This payment increase presents an opportunity for states to expand their funding for tobacco prevention programs without raising the tax burden or causing financial conflicts with other state programs. Click here to view the payment amounts to each state from 1998-2008. Click here for details on the 2007-2008 payment increases, and to see how your state stacks up in tobacco control funding.

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International

WHO World Health Statistics 2008
This report includes the most recent health statistics on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 193 member states. Data are reported on 70 health indicators, and part 1 of the report includes ten highlights on health statistics, one of which is entitled “Reducing deaths from tobacco.” The report describes the recent shift in healthcare burden from infectious diseases to chronic and noncommunicable diseases, and names tobacco as the main cause of the shift. The leading worldwide causes of death in 2004, all commonly attributed to tobacco use, include ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, lower respiratory infections, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Click here to navigate to the WHO World Health Statistics 2008 webpage. Click here for a related article, Chronic diseases top causes of deaths globally-WHO.

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