Tobacco-attributable mortality

This indicator shows the estimated number of deaths attributable to tobacco consumption, the crude (unstandardised) mortality rate per 100 000 population, and the proportion of these deaths among all deaths. It also shows the distribution of tobacco-attributable deaths by disease group. 

The data basis for this indicator is the Swiss Health Survey, the cause of death statistics (CoD) and the population statistics (STATPOP) of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) and other data sources. The methodology used for the calculations is based on a study by Mattli et al. (2019). Detailed information on the diseases resulting from tobacco use that caused the deaths were the subject of an additional mandate to the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). The results are only available in the MonAM.

Causes of death related to tobacco consumption are categorized into the following disease groups:

• Cancer
  • Lung cancer
  • Other types of cancer: lip, oral cavity, and pharyngeal cancer / esophageal cancer / stomach cancer / colorectal cancer / liver cancer / pancreatic cancer / laryngeal cancer / bladder cancer / kidney and renal pelvis cancer / cervical cancer / acute myeloid leukemia
• Cardiovascular diseases
  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Other types of heart disease: rheumatic heart disease / pulmonary and other forms of heart disease
  • Cerebrovascular diseases
  • Other vascular diseases: atherosclerosis / aortic aneurysm and dissection / other arterial diseases
• Diabetes
• Respiratory diseases
  • Pneumonia, influenza and tuberculosis
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

The estimates only consider the disease burden caused by the smoking of tobacco. Other types of consumption of tobacco such as snuff or snus and other forms of nicotine consumption such as e-cigarettes have not been considered. The disease burden of passive smoking has not been considered.

• Federal Statistical Office (FSO): Cause of Death Statistics (CoD) (in German, French, and Italian)
• Federal Statistical Office (FSO): Population and household statistics (STATPOP) (in German, French, and Italian)
• Federal Statistical Office (FSO): Swiss Health Survey (in German, French, and Italian)

• Mattli, R. et al. (2019). Die Krankheitslast des Tabakkonsums in der Schweiz: Schätzung für 2015 und Prognose bis 2050. Université des sciences appliquées de Zurich (ZHAW), Winterthour: Publication (in German).

• Addiction Monitoring in Switzerland (2011–2016): Website (in German and French)