More than one in ten deaths in Saxony can be attributed to smoking, according to the new Tobacco Atlas published by the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). At 16.6 percent, the proportion of all male deaths in the state in 2023 is in the middle of the pack compared to other federal states. It is highest in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at 19.0 percent, compared to the German average of 17.5 percent.
According to the data, Saxony had the lowest proportion of women among the federal states with 6.9 percent. It was highest in Bremen at 13.2 percent, while the national average was 10.0 percent. According to a spokesperson from the DKFZ in Heidelberg, the calculations are based on the cause of death statistics from the Federal Statistical Office.
