Olivera, M.J.; Palencia-Sánchez, F.; Riaño-Casallas, M. The Cost of Lost Productivity Due to Premature Chagas Disease-Related Mortality: Lessons from Colombia (2010–2017). Trop. Med. Infect. Dis.2021, 6, 17.
Olivera, M.J.; Palencia-Sánchez, F.; Riaño-Casallas, M. The Cost of Lost Productivity Due to Premature Chagas Disease-Related Mortality: Lessons from Colombia (2010–2017). Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 17.
Olivera, M.J.; Palencia-Sánchez, F.; Riaño-Casallas, M. The Cost of Lost Productivity Due to Premature Chagas Disease-Related Mortality: Lessons from Colombia (2010–2017). Trop. Med. Infect. Dis.2021, 6, 17.
Olivera, M.J.; Palencia-Sánchez, F.; Riaño-Casallas, M. The Cost of Lost Productivity Due to Premature Chagas Disease-Related Mortality: Lessons from Colombia (2010–2017). Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 17.
Abstract
Economic burden due to premature mortality has a negative impact not only in health system even though in the society. The aim of this study was to estimate the potential years of work tenure lost (PYWL) due to Chagas disease in Colombia from 2010-2017. National data on mortality by sex and ages between 15 and 62 dues to Chagas from 2010 to 2017. The PYWL methodology was applied to assess the impact of Chagas disease in workers who suffer from them. In total, 1,261 deaths were analyzed in the study, of which 60% corresponded to males. The loss of labor productivity caused by Chagas disease was estimated at $29 million. Overall, 48,621 PYWL were lost, and there was an average of 21 years for all subjects with Chagas. Throughout the analyzed period, PYWL increased substantially, and it is necessary to continue with early detection programs to avoid premature death in working age population.
Keywords
Chagas disease; cost of illness; mortality premature; efficiency; organizational; life expectancy
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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