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Production losses associated with premature mortality in 28 European Union countries.


ABSTRACT: Background:There has been a growing interest in the economic burden of mortality; however, a majority of evidence is concerned with particular diseases. Less is known on the overall cost of all-cause early deaths, principally in international context. Therefore, this study aims to estimate production losses of premature mortality across 28 European Union (EU-28) countries in 2015. Methods:The human capital method was applied to estimate the production losses (indirect costs) of all-cause deaths occurring at working age. The sex- and age-specific data on the number of deaths were taken from Eurostat's database and a set of labour market measures was used to determine time of work during whole lifespan in particular countries. Results:The total production losses of all-cause premature mortality in EU-28 in 2015 were €174.6 billion, adjusted for purchasing power parity. The per capita production losses associated with early deaths were €342.39 for the whole EU-28 population on average; Lithuania experienced the highest per capita burden (€643.68), while the average costs were lowest in Greece (€188.69). These figures translated to an economic burden of 1.179% of gross domestic product in EU-28 and this share ranged from 0.679% in Luxembourg to 3.176% in Latvia. Most of the losses were due to men's deaths and the proportion of losses associated with male mortality ranged from 64.7% in the Netherlands to 81.2% in Poland. Conclusions:Premature mortality is a considerable economic burden for European societies; however, the production losses associated with early deaths vary notably in particular countries.

SUBMITTER: Lyszczarz B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6790234 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Production losses associated with premature mortality in 28 European Union countries.

Łyszczarz Błażej B  

Journal of global health 20191201 2


<h4>Background</h4>There has been a growing interest in the economic burden of mortality; however, a majority of evidence is concerned with particular diseases. Less is known on the overall cost of all-cause early deaths, principally in international context. Therefore, this study aims to estimate production losses of premature mortality across 28 European Union (EU-28) countries in 2015.<h4>Methods</h4>The human capital method was applied to estimate the production losses (indirect costs) of al  ...[more]

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