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US SOCIAL COST OF TOBACCO. "In 2000–2004, cigarette smoking cost more than $193 billion (i.e., $97 billion in lost productivity plus $96 billion in health care expenditures). Information published in 2005 documented that secondhand smoke costs more than $10 billion (i.e., health care expenditures, morbidity, and mortality)." https://lnkd.in/dHzHrjf View in LinkedIn

"THE CHINA NATIONAL TOBACCO CORPORATION is run by the government, and is by far the largest cigarette maker in the world. In 2013 it manufactured 2.5 trillion cigarettes. Its next largest competitor, Philip Morris International, produced 880 billion ... China National is larger than its next 5 competitors combined." https://lnkd.in/dPAGGKq View in LinkedIn

US SOCIETAL COSTS OF SMOKING. $193 billion healthcare costs and productivity loss. http://www.cancer.org/research/infographicgallery/tobacco-related-healthcare-costs View in LinkedIn

GLOBAL TOBACCO REVENUES. "Revenues from global tobacco sales are estimated to be close to $500bn (£316bn), generating combined profits for the six largest firms of $35.1bn – more than $1,100 a second." https://lnkd.in/dMdqgzf View in LinkedIn

COSTS OF TOBACCO ILLNESSES. $96 Billion dollars were spent on tobacco-related healthcare costs in the United States from 2000 to 2004, instead of being spent on things ... Other countries spent: $16.6 Billion dollars, France; $9.5 Billion dollars, United Kingdom; $6.2 Billion dollars, China; $2.8 Billion dollars, Canada. http://www.cancer.org/research/infographicgallery/tobacco-infographic-text-alternative View in LinkedIn

STATES ADDICTED TO TOBACCO TAXES. "In 2013, states will collect $25.7 billion from tobacco taxes and legal settlements, but states will spend only 1.8% of the $25.7 billion on prevention and cessation programs." https://lnkd.in/dHzHrjf View in LinkedIn

USA COSTS OF SMOKING. "During 2000–2004, the value of cigarettes sold in the United States averaged $71 billion per year, while cigarette smoking was responsible for an estimated $193 billion in annual health-related economic losses." https://lnkd.in/drxbEtM View in LinkedIn

UK SOCIETAL COST FROM SMOKING including £3.1 Bn in direct costs, and including indirect costs, a total £12.9 Bn a year. http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_121.pdf View in LinkedIn

TOBACCO TAX INCOME AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL. 2008 figures for some EC countries: Bulgaria 7.8%; Poland 4.0%; Luxenbourg 3.5%; Greece 3.0%; Hungary 2.6%; Czech Rep 2.3%; UK 1.5%; Germany 1.4%; Belgium 1.2%; Finland 0.8%. https://lnkd.in/dhcCm5W View in LinkedIn

TOBACCO TAX INCOME is one of the most reliable sources of revenue, and any significant reduction in this revenue resulting from declining smoking is dwarfed by the much larger reduction in private and public costs of smoking. https://lnkd.in/dp_AsdV View in LinkedIn