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Economic Burden of NCDs in South East Asian Region (SEAR)
Projected cost of cardiovascular disease in terms of lost GDP in selected countries of South-East Asia Region, 2006 and 2015 ![]()
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Some examples of high expenditure on health care financing in the Region are:
Country |
Year |
Value |
Thailand |
2008 |
US$881 |
Indonesia |
2008 |
US$1420 |
Revenue collected by the government from tobacco was only US$4.2 billion. But economic loss occurred due to tobacco-attributed premature mortality, morbidity and disability was estimated to be about US$34billion.
Economic implications of COPD in India reveal that the cost of COPD treatment is increasing in both urban and rural areas (Figure 5.1). It is estimated that more than Rs 48000 crore will be spent by patients and their families on COPD treatment alone in 2016.
Projected cost of treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by residence, India 1996-2016
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