Commissioned by charity ASH, the new figures [1] published on January 13 show the cost of smoking to society totals £17.04bn for England each year. This compares to the previous estimate of £12.5bn [2].
The higher estimate is a result of a new assessment of the impact of smoking on productivity [3]. Smokers are more likely than non-smokers to become ill while of working age, increasing the likelihood of being out of work and reducing the average wages of smokers. Smokers are also more likely to die while they are still of working age, creating a further loss to the economy. Together this adds up to £13.2bn.
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