Lung cancer mortality and years of potential life lost among males and females over six decades in a country with high smoking prevalence: an observational study

Table 3 Taxed tobacco products

Year	Million cigarette equivalents^a	Cigarette equivalents per resident^b
1952	60629.8	1509
1955	70227.3	1661
1958	81042.0	1874
1961	96187.7	2174
1964	108109.1	2380
1967	115024.0	2497
1970	131765.4	2810
1973	138365.0	2862
1976	142242.0	2916
1979	141471.0	2825
1982	138214.0	2691
1985	140682.0	2711
1988	136568.0	2597
1991	165646.1	2466
1994	153668.9	2252
1997	156032.3	2263
2000	160259.3	2306
2003	158309.6	2250
2006	128180.3	1809
2009	119370.3	1687
2012	117944.7	1688

^a1 cigarette equivalent = 1 cigarette or 0.5 cigar or small cigar or 1 g rolled or pipe tobacco [18]
^bNumber of cigarette equivalents per calendar year divided by number of residents at age 15 or older per calendar year. Since 1960 Federal State of Saarland included, since 1991 East Germany (5 Federal States plus East Berlin) included [17]

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