Deadlier than Death

The chance of dying by smoking cigarettes is 124.9%! According to the CDC, 100% of smokers and 3.5% of non-smokers die annually because of tobacco use. Since the CDC claims that more than 480,000 people die every year from smoking related diseases and a total of 2,744,248 people died in 2016 in the US, as well as it is estimated that only 14% of Americans are smokers, the chance of dying by smoking is 124.9%. In fact, what they're saying is that 17.5% of people die by smoking cigarettes, but only 14% are smokers. Even a man, Alcides Moreno, who plunged from 47 stories, had more chances to survive.  If you're surprised that the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), a worldwide renowned organization, would commit such a terrible mistake, you're too naive thinking that scientists and doctors have nothing to do with social control and politics. Certainly, one should extol the advancements of modern science and technology, but we cannot give a blank check to self-styled modern priests wearing clean white labcoats eager to dictate every aspect of our lives.