Gender
- Being born male is the greatest predictor for tobacco use in most of the world, with overall prevalence about four times higher among men than women globally (48% versus 12%).
World Health Organization - Globally, young girls are smoking almost as much as young boys.
World Health Organization - Female smokers risk higher rates of cardiovascular disease, infertility, premature labor, low birthweight infants, cervical cancer, early menopause, and bone fractures.
World Health Organization - Female teenagers and young adults have the highest rates of smoking during pregnancy. In 2005, 16.5% of female teens aged 15-19 and 18.6 percent of women aged 20-24 smoked during pregnancy.
National Vital Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - If all pregnant women in the US stopped smoking, there would be 11% fewer stillbirths and 5% fewer newborn deaths.
Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General, 2004
