incorrect?: one in how many americans die annually due to smoking?

[austinc]

the question is worded incorrectly. it should be one in how many deaths in america are the cause of smoking?

[rythian]

that makes it sound like deaths are the reason smoking exists, though.

it should probably be “one in how many deaths in the united states are caused by smoking?”, or “one in how many deaths in the united states are caused by smoking per year?”