Table 3

The economic cost of smoking-attributable diseases, PPP international dollars

 Direct Cost Indirect Cost Total Cost
SAHETHEDisabilityMortalityTotalGDP
(PPP$ mn)Per cent(PPP$ mn)(PPP$ mn)(PPP$ mn)Per cent
High-Income369 0026.5275 097478 8331 122 9322.2
Upper-Middle-Income75 0314.074 456205 091354 5781.2
Lower-Middle-Income21 2363.991 447246 365359 0481.7
Low-Income20114.05272830015 5831.2
World 467 279 5.7 446 273 938 589 1 852 141 1.8
Africa45663.55571931719 4541.0
Americas239 5596.7159 445226 886625 8902.4
Eastern Mediterranean65832.013 29124 80744 6800.6
Europe141 7876.6134 552339 503615 8432.5
Southeast Asia15 2994.183 880220 320319 4991.8
Western Pacific59 4853.849 534117 756226 7750.9
  • GDP, gross domestic product; THE, total health expenditure; PPP, purchasing power parity; SAHE, smoking- attributable health expenditure