Table 4

Smoking-attributable indirect costs

Studied smoking-related diseaseMorbidity costMortality costTotal indirect cost
Lung cancer2309.2 (US$109.8)3226.4 (US$153.4)5535.6 (US$263.1)
Upper aerodigestive tract cancers220.7 (US$10.5)979.2 (US$46.5)1199.9 (US$57.0)
COPD55.3 (US$2.6)1636.7 (US$77.8)1692.0 (US$80.4)
Ischaemic heart disease3.4 (US$0.2)918.7 (US$43.7)922.1 (US$43.8)
Stroke64.3 (3.1)2802.4 (US$133.2)2866.7 (US$136.3)
Total costs2652.9 (US$126.1)9563.5 (US$454.6)12 216.4 (US$580.7)
  • *Values are in VND billions and US$ millions.

  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; VND, Vietnamese dong.