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Because of differences in life expectancy, however, lifetime health expenditure was highest among healthy-living people and lowest for smokers. Obese individuals held an intermediate position.

Figure 1 displays average annual health-care costs per healthy-living person, smoker, and obese person. At all ages, smokers and obese people incur more costs than do healthy-living persons.