Table 3

Total effect on smokers and smoking-attributable deaths for 2007–2010, 2010–2012, 2012–2014 and 2007–2014*

PolicyReduction in smokers 2007–2010Reduction in smokers 2010–2012Reduction in smokers 2012–2014Reduction in SADs 2007–2010Reduction in SADs 2010–2012Reduction in SADs 2012–2014Total reduction in SADs 2007–2014
Smoke-free air (P)3 191 5584 267 2485 739 3711 308 5391 749 5722 353 1425 411 253
Cessation (O)1 352 8221 100 9921 194 325554 657451 407489 6731 495 737
Health warnings (W)2 926 6422 777 1184 398 4781 199 9231 138 6181 803 3764 141 918
Marketing bans (E)493 8143 670 6595 021 722202 4641 504 9702 058 9063 766 340
Raising tax (R)5 051 2131 270 81710 694 2532 070 997521 0354 384 6446 976 676
Total (best estimate)13 016 05013 086 83427 048 1495 336 5805 365 60211 089 74121 791 924
Lower range of total7 770 8286 861 12116 197 6383 186 0402 813 0606 641 03112 640 131
Upper range of total18 261 27119 312 54737 898 6607 487 1217 918 14415 538 45130 943 716

  • *Estimated using the Abridged SimSmoke and data from MPOWER Reports.

  • SADs, smoking-attributable deaths.