The Economic Cost of Smoking in South Africa, 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic, noncommunicable diseases are on the rise globally, with tobacco consumption being an important contributing risk factor. These increases result in significant economic costs due to increased healthcare costs, productive lives lost, and productive days lost due to illness. Estimates of these economic costs are scarce in low- and middle-income countries.

Methods

Drawing on a diverse range of data sources, direct healthcare costs, and productivity losses due to illness and premature deaths were estimated using the cost-of-illness approach. The present value of lifetime earnings was used to estimate productivity losses from premature deaths.

Results

We estimate that 25 708 deaths among persons aged 35-74 in 2016 are smoking-attributable. The economic

SUBMITTER: Boachie MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7822111 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature