Data and Cost Calculators

ASH Ready Reckoner (Updated Summer 2024)

The ASH Ready Reckoner is an easy-to-use cost calculator, allowing you to see the costs of smoking to society. The tangible wider societal costs of smoking in England are £46.3 Bn and these are broken down into individual local authorities, combined authorities, regions, and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). Estimates are also available for parliamentary constituencies. Costs include productivity, healthcare, social care (local authority paid-for and value of informal care by family and friends and unmet need) and fire costs, but not taxes or social security which are national-level public finance impacts. For further information, read the Ready Reckoner methodology.

ASH Economic and health inequalities dashboard (Updated November 2023)

See the smoking-related inequalities in health and wealth in local authorities, combined authorities, regions and England.

Regional Public Opinions (Updated October 2024)

An excel tool setting out public support and opinion on key issues in tobacco control, broken down by regions in England.

Tobacco Dependence Treatment Service Impact Calculator (Updated October 2024)

A tool which estimates the impact of implementing inpatient Tobacco Dependence Treatment Services (TDTS) on indicators including hospital readmissions, A&E presentations, financial savings, new bed spaces and lives saved. The real-life implementation of the TDTS pathway by a particular hospital, Trust or ICB can be compared against NHSE pathway assumptions.

ASH ICS Briefings

Data on prevalence, impact and cost of smoking on ICS footprints; demonstrating how reducing smoking prevalence helps achieve NHS inequalities targets.

ASH Age of Sale MRP Poll (Updated June 2024)

MRP constituency-level polling data on support for raising the age of sale for tobacco to create a smokefree generation.

Smoking and poverty

Analysis of the impact of tobacco dependency on household finances and poverty based on national datasets.

Smoking, employability, and earnings

Analysis of the impact of smoking on employment and earnings in terms of lost income.

Smoking and social care

Analysis of local authority spend on social care due to smoking and estimate of unmet need.

External resources

OHID Local tobacco control profiles: data on key indicators and trends for your local area. Updated regularly.

Smoking Toolkit Study: UCL monthly tracking of key indicators in smoking, quitting and e-cigarettes for England.