According to the United States' CDC, one in how many Americans die annually due to smoking?

The story behind the answer

Five is correct because the CDC reports that cigarette smoking causes about 480,000 deaths in the U.S. each year—roughly 1 in 5 deaths. That includes deaths from secondhand smoke, making smoking one of the leading causes of preventable mortality.

To remember it, think “a deadly high five”: one out of every five deaths is linked to tobacco. Smoking drives heart disease, stroke, many cancers, and