Table 3 Health-economic costs of dementia in South Korea during 2015-2019
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total health-economic costs (USD million)a | 2885 | 3314 | 3706 | 4052 | 4218 |
Direct costs (USD million, %) | 1400 (48.5) | 1632 (49.2) | 1839 (49.6) | 2042 (50.4) | 2191 (52.0) |
Inpatient | 1158 (82.7) | 1358 (83.2) | 1526 (83.0) | 1666 (81.6) | 1747 (79.7) |
Outpatient | 70 (5.0) | 79 (4.9) | 90 (4.9) | 114 (5.6) | 137 (6.3) |
Drug | 138 (9.9) | 160 (9.8) | 181 (9.8) | 216 (10.6) | 260 (11.9) |
Transportation | 33 (2.4) | 34 (2.1) | 42 (2.3) | 46 (2.3) | 48 (2.2) |
Indirect costs (USD million, %) | 1485 (51.5) | 1682 (50.8) | 1867 (50.4) | 2010 (49.6) | 2026 (48.0) |
Productivity loss due to medical service use | 24 (1.6) | 25 (1.5) | 28 (1.5) | 29 (1.4) | 28 (1.4) |
Productivity loss due to early death | 17 (1.2) | 19 (1.1) | 20 (1.1) | 22 (1.1) | 22 (1.1) |
Family caregivers’ productivity loss | 1485 (97.2) | 1682 (97.4) | 1867 (97.4) | 2010 (97.5) | 2026 (97.6) |
Health-economic costs per capita (USD) | 6921 | 7222 | 7410 | 7308 | 6957 |
< 65 years | 5810 | 5970 | 6549 | 6869 | 6833 |
65–74 years | 3724 | 3838 | 3911 | 3895 | 3850 |
≥ 75 years | 7719 | 7979 | 8049 | 7868 | 7419 |