在韩国,直接吸烟的经济成本
Kristine Namhee Kwon1, Kangyeon Lee2, Wankyo Chung3
1Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Preventive medicine reports
|September 16, 2024
概括
2020年,直接吸烟对韩国造成109亿美元的损失. 这种严重的经济负担,特别是产能损失和与男性有关的成本,凸显了需要强有力的烟草控制政策的必要性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 吸烟会导致严重的负面健康后果和社会经济成本.
- 这项研究的重点是量化吸烟在韩国的直接社会经济成本.
研究的目的:
- 估计2020年韩国直接吸烟所造成的社会经济总成本.
- 为支持政策干预提供有关吸烟财务影响的最新证据.
主要方法:
- 采用基于患病率的疾病成本方法.
- 包括直接成本 (医疗,运输,护理) 和间接成本 (医疗保健利用和过早死亡导致的生产力损失).
- 确定了41种与吸烟相关的疾病,使用危险比率大于1.0.
主要成果:
- 在韩国,直接吸烟的社会经济总成本为109亿美元 (占GDP的0.67%).
- 间接成本 (6,753亿美元),主要是过早死亡 (52.3%),超过了直接成本 (4,172亿美元).
- 男性占总成本的90.4%,癌症代表了最大的疾病负担 (40.0%).
结论:
- 直接吸烟给韩国带来了很大的经济负担.
- 这些发现强调了实施强有力的烟草控制政策和干预措施的必要性.
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