Table 4. Cumulative economic and health benefits over 10 years from a 25%, 50%, and 75% increase in the retail price of cigarettes through taxes in Peru, 2020-2029.
| Benefits | Base case Price increase | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | 50% | 75% | ||
| Health effects (n) | ||||
| Prevented deaths | 10180 | 20359 | 30539 | |
| Prevented healthy life years lost | 329221 | 658443 | 987664 | |
| Prevented coronary heart disease events | 4398 | 8797 | 13195 | |
| Prevented stroke events | 8022 | 16045 | 24067 | |
| Prevented COPD events | 22993 | 45986 | 68979 | |
| Prevented cancer events | 3500 | 7000 | 10499 | |
| Economic effects (millions of USD a) | ||||
| Savings in healthcare costs | 600 | 1201 | 1801 | |
| Savings in costs due to lost productivity | 336 | 672 | 1007 | |
| Cost savings for informal caregivers | 343 | 685 | 1028 | |
| Increase in tax revenue | 438 | 743 | 915 | |
| Total economic benefit | 1717 | 3300 | 4752 | |
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Monetary values are expressed in USD for 2020. January 2020 exchange rate: USD 1 = PEN 3.3 (Soles)