Never too late to quit: years regained by age

“Thirty years of smoking — quitting now is pointless.” Fifty years of British doctors say otherwise.

1Lifelong smokers lose about 10 years on average
2Quit at 60: regain about 3 years
3Quit at 50: about 6 years
4Quit at 40: about 9 years
5Quit before 30: almost the same as never smoking
6US study of 200,000 people: quitting at 25–34 brings death risk close to never-smokers

In COPD, quitting is the only thing proven to slow lung-function decline. For kidney patients it also protects the kidney and transplant vessels.

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“Thirty years of smoking — quitting now is pointless.” Fifty years of British doctors say otherwise.

1. Lifelong smokers lose about 10 years on average
2. Quit at 60: regain about 3 years
3. Quit at 50: about 6 years
4. Quit at 40: about 9 years
5. Quit before 30: almost the same as never smoking
6. US study of 200,000 people: quitting at 25–34 brings death risk close to never-smokers

In COPD, quitting is the only thing proven to slow lung-function decline. For kidney patients it also protects the kidney and transplant vessels.

출처(카드의 각 항목과 대응): Doll R et al. Mortality in relation to smoking: 50 years — BMJ 2004; Jha P et al. 21st-century hazards of smoking — N Engl J Med 2013
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초	화면	내레이션
0–5	Ashtray	Decades of smoking — is quitting now still worth it?
5–30	Age ladder 60/50/40/30	Fifty years of British doctors: quit at 60 and regain 3 years; at 50, 6 years; at 40, 9 years; before 30, nearly all of it.
30–50	US NHIS card	A US study of 200,000 people agrees: earlier is better, but every age benefits.
50–60	Kidney + lungs	A cessation clinic doubles or triples your odds. For kidney patients, lungs and kidneys both win.

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확인일: 2026-10-17