Table 5.

The impact of smoking on PALYs in Australian adults over working life

Age group	PALYs smokers status quo	PALYs non-smokers	PALYs lost to smoking	% PALYs lost	PALYs lost per smoker	PALYs gained with 50% reduction in smoking prevalence
Males (years)
20–24	4 067 800	22 322 890	247 604	5.7	1.8	123 802
25–29	5 995 490	18 629 334	380 994	6.0	1.7	190 497
30–34	5 130 166	15 999 475	346 165	6.3	1.5	173 082
35–39	3 365 515	12 634 406	239 675	6.6	1.4	119 838
40–44	2 834 059	10 672 183	211 217	6.9	1.2	105 609
45–49	1 922 042	7 935 712	149 449	7.2	0.9	74 724
50–54	1 373 426	5 680 150	109 286	7.4	0.7	54 643
55–59	711 179	3 433 953	57 992	7.5	0.4	28 996
60–64	324 373	1 564 574	26 076	7.4	0.2	13 038
65–69	56 387	481 685	3756	6.2	0.1	1878
All males	25 780 437	99 354 362	1 772 214	6.4	1.1	886 107
Females
20–24	3 040 226	15 221 816	144 023	4.5	1.0	72 012
25–29	2 401 996	15 231 600	118 851	4.7	1.0	59 426
30–34	2 076 982	13 205 345	108 518	5.0	0.9	54 259
35–39	1 579 019	10 145 572	86 319	5.2	0.8	43 160
40–44	1 376 353	8 855 322	77 198	5.3	0.7	38 599
45–49	1 246 144	6 346 512	72 214	5.5	0.5	36 107
50–54	901 028	4 601 493	54 838	5.7	0.4	27 419
55–59	404 381	2 905 416	25 928	6.0	0.3	12 964
60–64	199 767	1 619 124	13 065	6.1	0.2	6533
65–69	36 453	518 505	1975	5.1	0.0	988
All females	13 262 349	78 650 706	702 931	5.0	0.7	351 465
Total	39 042 786	178 005 069	2 475 144	6.0	1.0	1 237 572

Data are n or % of PALYs of life lost at current smoking prevalence, or potential PALY gained (n) with a hypothetical 50% reduction in smoking prevalence across all ages and sex.

PALY, productivity-adjusted life years.