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. 2006 Apr;15(2):125–130. doi: 10.1136/tc.2005.013292

Table 3 Summary of the annual costs (1998) for mortality and morbidity due to diseases caused by passive smoking.

Component of cost No. of attributable units, best estimate (range) Unit cost (US$) Value (US$ million), best estimate (range)
Mortality
Total lives lost 1324 (334–2251) 1.3 million 1702 (429–2893)
 Productive lives lost (<65 years) 178 (38–310)
Productive life years lost (<65 years)
 Undiscounted 1031 (211–1800) Males: 18500 18 (4–31)
 Discounted at 3% per year* 815 (168–1423) Females: 13900 14 (3–24)*
Morbidity
Admissions and outpatient use in children 4 (–)
Public hospital days
 Acute 88916 481 43 (13–70)
 Long stay 69588 255 18 (6–29)
Private GP (visits) Approx 1500000 23 32 (3–60)
Days off work (private sector) 942409 Males: 51 41 (15–66)
Days off work (public sector) 102390 Females: 38 4 (2–7)
Home‐based care 0.3 (0.1–0.5)
Annual costs for passive smoking, excluding the value of life 156 (48–261)

*This is the value used in the main estimates of costs.

The numbers in the table are rounded and so may not sum to totals.

The following could not be estimated: numbers and costs of episodes in a private hospital; specialist outpatient clinic, general outpatient clinic and accident and emergency clinic visits; nursing home care.