Estimated impact of tobacco taxation on life expectancy in New Zealand and its comparison with deprivation and smoking
| Total population | Population living in the most deprived 30% of neighbourhoods | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| *See table 1 for details of the input data. | ||||
| Most extreme case—assuming 100% of deprivation is mediated through financial hardship | ||||
| Lost LE attributed to tobacco taxation (years) [E = B×D]* | 0.027 | 0.019 | 0.044 | 0.035 |
| Ratio of harm to LE from deprivation (excluding tobacco) compared with tobacco tax [F = B/E] | 119 | 121 | 120 | 120 |
| Ratio of harm to LE from smoking compared with tobacco tax [G = A/E] | 67 | 42 | 68 | 37 |
| Assuming 50% of deprivation is mediated through financial hardship | ||||
| Lost LE attributed to tobacco taxation (years) [H = B×D×50%] | 0.013 | 0.010 | 0.022 | 0.017 |
| Ratio of harm to LE from deprivation (excluding tobacco) compared with tobacco tax [I = B/G] | 246 | 230 | 241 | 247 |
| Ratio of harm to LE from smoking compared with tobacco tax [J = A/G] | 138 | 80 | 136 | 76 |
| Best estimate—assuming 25% of deprivation is mediated through financial hardship | ||||
| Lost LE attributed to tobacco taxation (years) [K = B×D×25%] | 0.007 | 0.005 | 0.011 | 0.009 |
| Ratio of harm to LE from deprivation (excluding tobacco) compared with tobacco tax [L = B/I] | 457 | 460 | 482 | 467 |
| Ratio of harm to LE from smoking compared with tobacco tax [M = A/I] | 257 | 160 | 273 | 144 |