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Disclaimer: It is an approximate calculation and may not be accurate. It is recommended that a physician be consulted for advice in event of any doubts or need for therapy.
"Oh, man, the most selfish of all animals, the most personal of all creatures, who believes the earth turns, the sun shines, and death strikes for him alone"
--an ant cursing God from the top of a blade of grass!
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Effect of Smoking on Lifespan
Smoking significantly influences an individual's longevity as a key lifestyle factor. Numerous scientific studies consistently indicate that smoking shortens life expectancy. While cigar or pipe smoking also impacts lifespan, its effect is generally less severe compared to cigarette smoking. Here are some supporting evidences:
- In a USA study it was found that heavy smokers have lower life expectancies than persons with all other smoking statuses; indeed, compared to never smokers, heavy smokers at age 25 can expect at least a 25% shorter life (18✔ ✔Trusted Source
Life expectancies of cigarette smokers and nonsmokers in the United States
Go to source). - In a UK study who stopped smoking at age of 60, 50, 40, or 30 years gained, respectively, about 3, 6, 9, or 10 years of life expectancy (19✔ ✔Trusted Source
Mortality in relation to smoking: 50 years' observations on male British doctors
Go to source). - In a Netherlands study it was found that average cigarette smoking reduced the total life expectancy by 6.8 years, whereas heavy cigarette smoking reduced the total life expectancy by 8.8 years. The number of total life‐years lost due to cigar or pipe smoking was 4.7 years(20✔ ✔Trusted Source
Mortality and life expectancy in relation to long-term cigarette, cigar and pipe smoking: the Zutphen Study
Go to source). - In the same Netherlands study men who stopped smoking at age 40 gained 4.6 life‐years, compared with men who continued smoking at that age while the gained life‐years were 2.5–3.3 years among men who stopped smoking at age 50, 60 or 70 years(20✔ ✔Trusted Source
Mortality and life expectancy in relation to long-term cigarette, cigar and pipe smoking: the Zutphen Study
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