Key result
Tobacco smoking in the Russian Federation in 2017 generated a socio-economic burden of 510.6 billion rubles, costing 327.6 billion rubles more than an equal-sized non-smoking population.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to assess the socio-economic burden of smoking in the Russian Federation for 2017.
What is the socio-economic burden of smoking compared to non-smoking and quitting in the Russian Federation?
Cross-Sectional
What is the socio-economic burden of smoking compared to non-smoking and quitting in the Russian Federation?
Effect estimate: 327.6 billion rubles difference vs non-smokers
Smoking imposes a massive socio-economic burden in Russia, highlighting the substantial economic benefits of smoking cessation programs.
Informs tobacco control resource allocation; extends observational burden estimates but leaves open prospective evaluation of cessation.
Aim : to assess the socio-economic burden of smoking in the Russian Federation for 2017. Materials and methods . The socio-economic burden was calculated and extrapolated to the entire population of smokers in Russia and then compared with equal sized populations of quitters and non-smokers. Results. In 2017, the burden of tobacco smoking (including the direct costs of medical care and payment for temporary disability, as well as indirect costs - the under-received gross domestic product (GDP) due to temporary disability) was 510.6 billion rubles. The difference between the smokers and the equal-sized non-smoking population is 327.6 billion rubles. The difference between the smokers and the equalsized population of quitters was 216.1 billion rubles. Conclusion. Costs associated with smoking are sizable. Helping quit tobacco smoking (government anti-smoking measures, pharmacotherapy etc.) will not only improve the quality of life and health expectancy of smokers but also save a considerable amount of budget funds.
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Радченко et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Tobacco smoking. Tobacco smoking vs. Non-smokers and former smokers was evaluated on Socio-economic burden (direct and indirect costs) (327.6 billion rubles difference vs non-smokers). Tobacco smoking in the Russian Federation in 2017 generated a socio-economic burden of 510.6 billion rubles, costing 327.6 billion rubles more than an equal-sized non-smoking population.
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