Tip: Use the comma (,) to separate the different quotes. More information... The health cost of smokers is 56% higher than non-smokers Agencia EFE - ago 1 hour 9 minutes Agencia EFE - image of cigarette butts. WireImage/Barcelona, 1 jun (EFE).-the health cost of smokers in Spain is one 56% higher than that of a non-smoker since the first consume health services amounting to 848,64 euros on average per year, in addition to 11 days off, while those who don't smoke are 474,71 euros and are 7 days. These are the main conclusions of the first "microestudio" made in Spain to estimate actual healthcare costs and the low labour associated with tobacco use, from an analysis of 500 patients aged 45 to... [Read more]