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The Estimated Annual Number of Smoking-Attributable Deaths in the United

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The estimated annual number of smoking-attributable deaths in the United States can be broken down by specific causes, as follows:
 Lung cancer 128,900 deaths  Other cancers 35,300 deaths  Ischemic heart disease 126,000 deaths  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 92,900 deaths  Stroke 15,900 deaths  Other diagnoses 44,000 deaths \begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Lung cancer } & 128,900 \text { deaths } \\\hline \text { Other cancers } & 35,300 \text { deaths } \\\hline \text { Ischemic heart disease } & 126,000 \text { deaths } \\\hline \text { Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease } & 92,900 \text { deaths } \\\hline \text { Stroke } & 15,900 \text { deaths } \\\hline \text { Other diagnoses } & 44,000 \text { deaths } \\\hline\end{array} What percent of U.S. annual deaths attributable to smoking are lung cancer deaths?


A) 16.7%
B) 29.1%
C) 78.5%
D) There is not enough information to answer.

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