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. 2020 Aug 28;15(8):e0237967. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237967

Table 5. Smoking-attributable deaths, events, and directs costs for the healthcare system for 2017.

Tobacco-related conditions Total deaths Smoking- attributable deaths Total events Smoking- attributable events Total costs (in millions) Smoking- attributable costs (millions)
n % row % col n % row % col CLP U$D* CLP U$D* % row % col
Cardiovascular diseases 12 948 2 220 17 13.3 37 578 11 386 30 13.4 561 646 865 170 045 262 30 14.8
Acute myocardial infarction 6 248 1 304 21 7.8 37 439 11 330 30 13.3
Non-AMI ischemic event 3 1 20 0.0 139 56 40 0.1
CV death of non-ischemic cause 6 696 916 14 5.5 NA NA NA NA
Stroke 6 356 923 15 5.5 28 666 4 761 17 5.6 322 410 497 57 649 88. 8 18 5.0
Lung cancer 3 673 3 076 84 18.4 4 409 3 712 84 4.4 262 309 404 222 488 342. 6 85 19.4
Pneumonia/influenza 3 198 573 18 3.4 18 675 4 352 23 5.1 3 354 5 782 1. 2 23 0.1
COPD 6 400 5 041 79 30.1 75 528 55 209 73 65.1 413 046 636 321 525 495. 2 78 28.0
Other cancers 8821 1926 34 17.8 14 784 5 401 37 6.4 632 369 974 242 435 373.0 38 21.1
Mouth and pharyngeal cancer 353 246 70 1.5 997 695 70 0.8
Esophageal cancer 861 590 69 3.5 1 152 795 69 0.9
Stomach cancer 2 145 517 24 3.1 2 853 693 24 0.8
Pancreatic cancer 2 121 562 26 3.4 2 378 631 27 0.7
Kidney cancer 837 240 29 1.4 1 813 543 30 0.6
Laryngeal cancer 370 310 84 1.9 804 677 84 0.8
Leukemia 977 176 18 1.1 1 166 216 19 0.3
Bladder cancer 591 259 44 1.5 2 058 916 44 1.1
Cervical cancer 566 83 15 0.5 1 563 236 15 0.3
Second-hand smoking (SHS) and other causes
SHS and other causes 1 926 1 926 100 11.5 NA NA NA NA NA NA 131 940 203.0 100 11.5
Total 43 322 16 742 39 100.0 179 640 84 821 47 100.0 2195 134 3 381 1146 863 1 766 52 100.0

AMI: acute myocardial infarction, CLP: Chilean pesos, COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CV: cardiovascular, NA: not applicable, U$D: US dollars

* Exchange rate per dollar 1 U$D = 649,33 CLP.