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Deaths including avoidable causes 1999-2002

Cause	No. of deaths
(All deaths)	(7361)
Smoking	917
Alcohol	192
Other Drugs	27
Road Deaths	144

Deaths due to smoking 1999-2002

Disease	No. of deaths
Lung cancer	322
Mouth and throat cancer	14
Other cancers	100
Heart disease	157
Stroke	48
Chronic bronchitis & emphysema	257
Total deaths due to smoking	917

* Data for deaths during the four-year period 1999 — 2002 provided by the Cancer Epidemiology Centre, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton Vic 3053