Table 2 Estimated economic burden by each pathway in 2020 US$ millions (percentage)
From: Modelling the economic burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection in health care workers in four countries
Kenya | Eswatini | Colombia | SA-WC | SA-KZN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pathway 1 | |||||
Medical costs | $2.79 (53.4%) | $0.79 (39.5%) | $65.64 (50.9%) | $19.99 (22.5%) | $32.22 (19.7%) |
Non-medical costs | $0.04 (0.8%) | $0.01 (0.5%) | $1.44 (1.1%) | $0.20 (0.2%) | $0.32 (0.2%) |
Indirect costs | $2.39 (45.8%) | $1.20 (60.0%) | $61.82 (48.0%) | $68.63 (77.3%) | $130.93 (80.1%) |
Subtotal | $5.22 (100.0%) | $2.00 (100.0%) | $128.89 (100.0%) | $88.82 (100.0%) | $163.47 (100.0%) |
Pathway 2 | |||||
Medical costs | $8.17 (54.6%) | $4.46 (44.9%) | $68.20 (28.1%) | $81.38 (34.4%) | $137.07 (39.8%) |
Mon-medical costs | $0.10 (0.7%) | $0.06 (0.6%) | $1.49 (0.6%) | $0.81 (0.3%) | $1.36 (0.4%) |
Indirect costs | $6.68 (44.7%) | $5.43 (54.6%) | $173.44 (71.3%) | $154.31 (65.2%) | $206.36 (59.9%) |
Subtotal | $14.95 (100.0%) | $9.94 (100.0%) | $243.13 (100.0%) | $236.50 (100.0%) | $344.79 (100.0%) |
Pathway 3 | |||||
Cost of maternal deaths | $12.00 (12.9%) | $0.55 (12.9%) | $5.37 (10.4%) | $0.62 (4.9%) | $1.19 (3.3%) |
Cost of deaths in children under 5 | $81.03 (87.1%) | $3.70 (87.1%) | $46.47 (89.6%) | $11.98 (95.1%) | $35.19 (96.7%) |
Subtotal | $93.03 (100.0%) | $4.25 (100.0%) | $51.84 (100.0%) | $12.60 (100.0%) | $36.38 (100.0%) |
Total costs | $113.20 | $16.19 | $423.86 | $337.91 | $544.64 |
