Table 4 Smoking attributable costs of premature deaths in China, 2000, by disease, urban/rural district, gender, and age. Unit: US$1,000.
| Diseases | Male | Female | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35–64 | 65+ | Subtotal | 35–64 | 65+ | Subtotal | ||
| Urban | |||||||
| Cancer | 497171 | 36383 | 533555 | 20448 | 3848 | 24297 | 557851 |
| CV diseases | 125219 | 17127 | 142346 | 2492 | 1601 | 4093 | 146439 |
| Resp diseases | 60351 | 16437 | 76788 | 5272 | 4057 | 9329 | 86117 |
| Subtotal | 682742 | 69947 | 752688 | 28213 | 9506 | 37719 | 790407 |
| Rural | |||||||
| Cancer | 1161996 | 150866 | 1312862 | 26180 | 6190 | 32370 | 1345232 |
| CV diseases | 261264 | 90261 | 351525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 351525 |
| Resp diseases | 254861 | 144372 | 399232 | 22319 | 26777 | 49096 | 448328 |
| Subtotal | 1678121 | 385499 | 2063620 | 48499 | 32967 | 81466 | 2145086 |
| Total | 2360862 | 455446 | 2816308 | 76712 | 42473 | 119185 | 2935493 |
Exchange rate of the Chinese Yuan against US$ = 8.2784 based on China Statistical Yearbook, 2003, table 17‐2.
CV, cardiovascular; Resp, respiratory.