Summary of the annual costs (1998) for mortality and morbidity due to diseases caused by active smoking
| Component of cost | No. of attributable units, best estimate (range) | Unit cost (US$) | Value (US$ million), best estimate (range) |
|---|---|---|---|
| *This is the value used in the main estimates of costs. | |||
| The numbers in the table are rounded and so may not sum to totals. | |||
| A&E, accident and emergency; DH, Department of Health; HA, Hospital Authority, GP, general practitioner. | |||
| Mortality | |||
| Total lives lost | 5596 (4096–6978) | 1.3 million | 7193 (5265–8969) |
| Productive lives lost (<65 years) | 1529 (1054–1942) | – | – |
| Productive life years lost (<65 years) | |||
| Undiscounted | 10774 (7295–13837) | Males: 18509 | 199 (134–255) |
| Discounted at 3% per year* | 8669 (5889–11111) | Females: 13882 | 160 (109–205)* |
| Morbidity | |||
| Public hospital days | |||
| Acute | 270038 | 481 | 130 (89–166) |
| Long stay | 152888 | 255 | 39 (29–49) |
| Private hospital episodes | 6370 | 2505 | 16 (12–19) |
| Specialist outpatient clinics | 256823 | 74 | 19 (16–22) |
| General outpatient clinics | 714585 | DH: 28, HA: 34 | 21 (19–22) |
| A&E (visits) | 105661 | 74 | 8 (7–8) |
| Private GP (visits) | 519962 | 23 | 12 (12–18) |
| Days off work (private sector) | 170893 | Males: 51 | 10 (0.5–15) |
| Days off work (public sector) | 21610 | Females: 38 | 1 (0.1–2) |
| Nursing home care | 117 (106–128) | ||
| Home-based care | 0.7 (0.5–0.8) | ||
| Annual costs for active smoking, excluding the value of life | 532 (421–655) | ||