Quantifying lifetime productivity loss attributable to cigarette smoking in Taiwan
This study provides a data-driven analytical framework and demonstrates substantial lifetime and annual productivity losses attributable to smoking in Taiwan. These findings underscore the economic imperative for strengthening tobacco control measures to mitigate the long-term health and financial burden of smoking.
Authors
- Tsuey-Hwa Hu
- Jing-Shiang Hwang
- Ta-Chien Chan
- Wei-Cheng Lo
- Fuhmei Wang
Institutions
- Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica (TW)
- Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica (TW)
- Taipei Medical University (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2026.106149
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 32.84