Comparison of smoking-attributable deaths, years of potential life lost and economic costs in 2000, 2003 and 2008
| 2000 | 2003 | 2008 | Percentage change 2000–2003 | Percentage change 2000–2008 | |
| Mortality | 688 512 | 574 107 | 552 280 | −16.62 | −19.79 |
| YPLL | 9 699 251 | 8 162 771 | 8 505 620 | −15.84 | −12.31 |
| Direct costs | 2 439 796 | 4 198 072 | 6 201 601 | 72.07 | 154.19 |
| Outpatient visits | 1 285 832 | 2 472 829 | 4 539 513 | 92.31 | 253.04 |
| Inpatient hospitalisation | 936 051 | 651 875 | 1 662 088 | −30.36 | 77.56 |
| Self-medication | 217 913 | 1 073 368 | – | 392.57 | – |
| Indirect costs | 4 761 023 | 12 871 102 | 22 650 335 | 170.34 | 375.75 |
| Transportation and care givers | 175 169 | 149 348 | 383 288 | −14.74 | 118.81 |
| Absence from work | 387 006 | 159 392 | 262 252 | −58.81 | −32.24 |
| Mortality | 4 198 848 | 12 562 362 | 22 004 795 | 199.19 | 424.07 |
| Total | 7 200 819 | 17 069 174 | 28 851 936 | 137.04 | 300.68 |
Exchange rate of the Chinese Yuan against US$=¥6.9451 in 2008 based on China Statistical Yearbook, 2009.21