Table 4

Economic costs of smoking in China, 2008, by component of costs, urban/rural district, gender, age and disease for adults of age 35 and older in US$1000

	Direct medical cost		Subtotal	Indirect cost			Subtotal	Total
	Outpatient	Inpatient		Indirect morbidity cost		Indirect mortality costs
	Outpatient	Inpatient		Transportation and care givers	Absence from work	Indirect mortality costs
Male	4 054 280	1 483 162	5 537 442	332 547	226 410	20 778 363	21 337 320	26 874 762
Female	485 233	178 926	664 159	50 741	35 842	1 226 432	1 313 015	1 977 174
35–64	2 453 321	985 257	3 438 578	252 682	218 471	20 202 605	20 673 758	24 112 336
65+	2 086 192	676 831	2 763 023	130 606	43 781	1 802 190	1 976 577	4 739 600
Urban	1 999 408	835 647	2 835 055	136 550	71 405	10 471 987	10 679 942	13 514 997
Rural	2 540 105	826 441	3 366 546	246 738	190 847	11 532 808	11 970 393	15 336 939
Respiratory diseases	761 862	172 042	933 904	77 121	113 266	833 698	1 024 085	1 957 989
Cardiovascular diseases	2 177 300	729 573	2 906 873	170 861	111 062	4 007 352	4 289 275	7 196 148
Cancer	1 600 351	760 473	2 360 824	135 306	37 924	17 163 745	17 336 975	19 697 799
Total	4 539 513	1 662 088	6 201 601	383 288	262 252	22 004 795	22 650 335	28 851 936

Exchange rate of the Chinese Yuan against US$=¥6.9451 in 2008 based on China Statistical Yearbook, 2009.21