Lost productivity due to premature mortality in developed and emerging countries: an application to smoking cessation

Table 2 Select model inputs for 5 key countries

Country	Life Expectancy- Men^a	Life Expectancy- Women^a	LF Participation- Men^b	LF Participation- Women^b	Annual Wages- Men	Annual Wages-Women	Currency
Brazil	69.8	76.8	72.4 %	52.4 %	15,924	15,924	2009 Reals
China	72.1	75.7	79.7 %	67.5 %	29,213	29,213	2009 Yuan
Egypt	68.1	70.9	48.4 %	15.9 %	17,623	13,707	2009 Egyptian Pounds
United Kingdom	77.6	81.7	56.7 %	46.3 %	33,268	19,491	2009 British Pounds^c
United States	75.7	80.7	72.3 %	58.9 %	42,224	34,164	2009 US Dollars^c

[a] Life expectancy values used in the PVLE model vary by age person has lived until (in 5 year increments); these are for those <1 year old and are presented for illustrative purposes.
[b] Labor force participation values used in the PVLE model vary by age (in 5 year increments); these are overall figures for the total population and are presented for illustrative purposes. Values for Brazil and Egypt are for 2007; Values for China, the United Kingdom and the United States are for 2008.
[c] Wage inputs for the United Kingdom and the United States in the PVLE model vary by age (in 5 year increments); these are overall figures for the total working populations and presented here for illustrative purposes.