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September 10, 2025Bulletin of the World Health OrganizationOpen Access

Cigarette consumption from a life-course perspective in low- and middle-income countries

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MGMark GoodchildJPJeremias PaulRKRuediger Krech

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Overview

Analysis of cigarette consumption reveals significant economic burden in low- and middle-income countries, suggesting tax policies could influence smoker behavior.

Key Points

  • Cigarette expenditures average 7.2% of annual earnings among smokers in the study, highlighting a significant financial burden.
  • Estimations show an average life-course consumption of 217,752 cigarettes with total expenditures reaching US$ 8,481 in net present value terms.
  • Young adults are particularly sensitive to cigarette affordability, indicating that effective tax policies could reduce smoking rates.
  • Current adult smokers could potentially save about US$ 6,612 over their remaining life-course by quitting smoking.

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Goodchild et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23b4ab210217d64784096https://doi.org/10.2471/blt.24.292918
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