From: Smoking: additional burden on aging and death
Age (age at cessation)
Mortality (%)a
Age corresponding to smokerb
Continuing smoker
50
0.40
55
0.95
60
2.25
65
5.00
70
9.65
75
15.9
Former smoker
75 (60)
9.9
70.22
75 (50)
6.0
66.27
75 (40)
3.0
61.72
75 (30)
1.7
58.37