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Table 3 Predicted savings in overall health service costs from reductions of 3%, 15% and 35% in number of smokers (€000)

From: An analysis of the economic impact of smoking cessation in Europe

 

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

3% Reduction in Smoking

Romania

772

1873

2459

3086

3556

Switzerland

286

1225

2181

2804

2667

Portugal

533

1732

2820

3359

2433

Austria

2877

5784

6741

6157

4372

Netherlands

1760

3568

3161

459

-5876

United Kingdom

8512

13213

10788

1636

-14791

Ireland

325

584

345

-431

-2060

Poland

4607

5812

-6950

-33186

-72598

Germany

247

-4535

-16373

-36539

-63056

France

3350

-6110

-45580

-124140

-232400

15% Reduction in Smoking

Romania

3863

9368

12303

15445

17804

Switzerland

1431

6098

10874

14026

13357

Portugal

2664

8649

14081

16801

12203

Austria

14393

28996

33863

31031

22163

Netherlands

8802

17835

15803

2312

-29406

United Kingdom

42566

66987

53975

8239

-74105

Ireland

1624

2919

1727

-2155

-10327

Poland

23045

29059

-34866

-166316

-364111

Germany

1231

-22667

-81771

-182576

-315440

France

16760

-30010

-226010

-618570

-1161660

35% Reduction in Smoking

Romania

9020

21877

28732

36091

41638

Switzerland

3336

14083

25183

32745

31270

Portugal

6212

20123

32756

39207

28616

Austria

33621

67942

79638

73363

52904

Netherlands

20538

41591

36859

5487

-68668

United Kingdom

99342

154264

126052

19552

-173353

Ireland

3790

6811

4027

-5033

-24189

Poland

53818

67782

-81882

-389582

-853919

Germany

2866

-52828

-190275

-425185

-736324

France

39070

-67440

-517330

-1431800

-2707280

  1. Base year = 2005.