In addition to generating a high economic impact due to the cost of its treatment.
- Currently, 170 people die daily in Mexico from smoking.
- The treatment of diseases and health problems caused by smoking costs public health the equivalent of 0.34% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
- In 2021, GNP Seguros paid more than 400 million pesos in care for illnesses caused by tobacco use.
- The benefits of quitting tobacco use are seen the next day with a decrease in carbon monoxide (toxic gas) levels in the lungs
Tobacco consumption worldwide causes about five million deaths a year, likewise affects about one million people as a result of exposure to tobacco smoke (passive smokers), according to data from the National Institute of Health Public. On the other hand, figures from the Ministry of Health indicate that, in 2021, 170 people died daily in Mexico due to smoking.
It is estimated that, in our country, each year, an average of 63 deaths are recorded as a result of diseases related to the Smoking. The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) estimates that smoking caused 16,408 cases of cancer and more than 94 thousand heart attacks and hospitalizations for heart disease in 2020.
Regarding the economic impact, the INSP estimates that each year about 61 billion pesos are spent on the treatment of illnesses and health problems caused by smoking, which is equivalent to 0.34% of the Gross Domestic Product.
In 2021, GNP Seguros paid more than 400 billion pesos in the care of nearly 9,400 cases of illnesses related to tobacco use, which represents an average cost per case of about 150 thousand pesos. It is important to note that the treatment of smoking-related diseases is periodic once the disease begins, that is, it is not a single event, so the costs of care can increase significantly. The percentage of women who presented these conditions is 36% while that of men was 64%.
GNP also reported that the diseases related to smoking, which generated a higher payment amount during 2021, are: hypertension, which generated a cost of more than 104 million pesos; Tumor in the trachea, bronchi and lung with an amount of 37 million pesos; acute and subacute ischemic heart disease with more than 37 million pesos; cerebral hemorrhage (subarachnoid) with an amount of 25 million pesos and acute myocardial infarction with an amount paid of more than 23 million pesos.
The National Institute of Public Health estimates that 43,246 annual deaths could be prevented by quitting smoking. Within the framework of World No Tobacco Day, GNP Seguros reiterates the importance of promoting healthy lifestyle habits that include avoiding tobacco consumption to reduce health risks.
There are significant benefits to the body from quitting tobacco use. According to the IMSS these benefits can be perceived immediately, the next day the levels of carbon monoxide (toxic gas) in the lungs are reduced, which generates greater blood oxygenation; Two or three days after quitting, the nicotine is gone from the body. After three months, the functioning of the lungs improves, the feeling of shortness of breath, tiredness and fatigue disappear, that is, the physical condition improves.
After a year of not smoking, cardiovascular risk and acute myocardial infarction decrease by more than 50%, however, it disappears completely between 5 and 15 years of remaining without smoking. What takes longer is the reduction in the risk of lung cancer, since it only decreases between 40 and 50% after 10 years of staying without smoking.
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