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. 2019 Jul 22;14(7):e0220209. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220209

Table 1. Premature deaths averted and associated years of life gained due to the imposition of a junk food tax, modelled from 2003 to 2030.

  Male Female Total
  Premature deaths averted Years of Life Gained Premature deaths averted Years of Life Gained Premature deaths averted Years of Life Gained
Ischaemic Heart Disease 691 6,024 150 1,191 841 7,215
95% CI 608–763 5,279–6,632 119–181 938–1,466 758–918 6,455–7,815
Stroke 251 2,046 139 1,124 390 3,170
95% CI 202–299 1,626–2,383 106–172 838–1,494 323–455 2,545–3,671
Diabetes Mellitus 286 2,286 104 821 390 3,107
95% CI 230–339 1,730–2,917 86–127 566–1,101 323–445 2,473–3,823
Colorectal Cancer 113 1,072 47 441 160 1,513
95% CI 91–133 857–1,335 37–57 300–561 137–180 1,250–1,808
Hypertensive Heart Disease 71 611 46 405 118 1,016
95% CI 59–87 436–795 35–56 248–559 99–137 744–1,267
Breast Cancer - - 69 649 69 649
95% CI - - 60–76 547–747 60–76 547–747
Kidney Cancer 52 459 15 122 66 581
95% CI 46–58 329–569 43040 63–182 60–74 484–682
Endometrial Cancer - - 18 152 18 152
95% CI - - 15–21 72–215 15–21 72–215
Total 1,464 12,499 588 4,904 2,053 17,403
95% CI 1,355–1,580 11,514–13,340 545–642 4,396–5,520 1,941–2,197 16,456–18,415

CI = confidence interval