Table 2

 Deaths attributable to smoking predicted under different tax scenarios*

200120022003200520102015202020302040Total lives saved†
*Deaths are per year.
†Total lives saved is calculated from the year 2003–2040 by summing up the difference between the second row and current year.
‡Tax changes are maintained from the year 2003 on.
Males
Price at 2001 level of NT$40.9165841696417349180261880419455200992348225160–
Price change in 2002 to NT$50.6165861697117353179721856019022193482231323499–
Tax increase of NT$5 in 2003‡16586169711735717958184881889319112219812305512447
Tax increase of NT$10 in 2003‡16586169721736117944184221877618899216822265523662
Tax increase of NT$25 in 2003‡16586169731736817910182571848518373209412166851431
Tax increase of NT$50 in 2003‡16586169751737617866180561813617750200642050584287
Tax increase of NT$50 with inflation adj.‡165861697517358178131790617876173621932919391112926
Tax increase of NT$90 with inflation adj.‡165861697617362177561767117472166641832818071150230
Females
Price at 2001 level of NT$40.9190319542005206620642260256532333934–
Price change in 2002 to NT$50.6190319552006206120432218248830983708–
Tax increase of NT$5 in 2003‡1903195520062060203722062464306136481550
Tax increase of NT$10 in 2003‡1903195520072059203221952443302635942946
Tax increase of NT$25 in 2003‡1903195520082056201721672389294234616400
Tax increase of NT$50 in 2003‡19031955200920532000213323242841330410481
Tax increase of NT$50 with inflation adj.‡19031955200620471986210722822753315214200
Tax increase of NT$90 with inflation adj.‡19031955200720421966206722092636297218890