Table 3.
Mean annual national cost burden of RSV-associated mild and severe illness in children aged < 5 years, South Africa, 2013 to 2015
| Age group in months | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costs in USD ($) | 0–2 N (% of total) |
3–5 N (% of total) |
6–8 N (% of total) |
9–11 N (% of total) |
12–59 N (% of total) |
Total costs < 5 years |
| Severe Illness (medically-attended) | ||||||
| Total | 41,082,860 (43) | 17,668,519 (19) | 9,910,518 (10) | 5,458,436 (6) | 20,851,616 (22) | 94,971,949 |
| Direct | 38,801,193 (43) | 16,584,414 (18) | 9,288,632 (10) | 5,150,035 (6) | 20,084,878 (22) | 89,909,152 |
| Healthcare | 38,435,544 (43) | 16,357,168 (18) | 9,161,493 (10) | 5,092,867 (6) | 20,002,604 (22) | 89,049,676 |
| Out of pocket | 365,649 (43) | 227,246 (26) | 127,139 (15) | 57,168 (7) | 82,274 (10) | 859,476 |
| Indirect | 2,281,667 (45) | 1,084,104 (21) | 621,885 (12) | 308,401 (6) | 766,738 (15) | 5,062,795 |
| Mild illness (medically-attended) | ||||||
| Total | 1,262,599 (5) | 830,645 (3) | 347,148(1) | 1,157,516 (4) | 23,918,961 (87) | 27,516,869 |
| Direct | 859,569 (4) | 565,498(2) | 244,517 (1) | 980,019 (4) | 20,251,158 (88) | 22,900,761 |
| Healthcare | 841,433(4) | 553,566 (2) | 239,899 (1) | 972,032 (4) | 20,086,107 (89) | 22,693,037 |
| Out of pocket | 18,136 (9) | 11,932 (6) | 4618 (2) | 7987 (4) | 165,051 (79) | 207,724 |
| Indirect | 403,030 (9) | 265,148 (6) | 102,631 (2) | 177,497 (4) | 3,667,802 (79) | 4,616,108 |
| Non-medically attended (mild and severe cases) | ||||||
| Total | 3,307,218 (21) | 1,546,779 (10) | 1,546,779 (10) | 601,610 (4) | 8,603,377 (55) | 15,605,763 |
| Direct | 1,057,580 (13) | 510,314 (6) | 510,314 (6) | 291,669 (4) | 5,763,349 (71) | 8,133,226 |
| Indirect | 2,249,638 (30) | 1,036,465 (14) | 1,036,465(14) | 309,941 (4) | 2,840,028 (38) | 7,472,537 |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 45,652,677 (33) | 20,045,943 (15) | 10,914,258 (8) | 7,217,562 (5) | 53,373,953 (39) | 137,204,393 |
| Direct | 40,718,342 (34) | 17,660,226 (15) | 9,724,649 (8) | 6,421,723 (5) | 46,099,385 (38) | 120,624,325 |
| Healthcare | 39,276,977 (35) | 16,910,734 (15) | 9,401,392 (8) | 6,064,899 (5) | 40,088,711 (36) | 111,742,713 |
| Out of pocket | 1,441,365 (16) | 749,492 (8) | 323,257 (4) | 356,824 (4) | 6,010,674 (68) | 8,881,612 |
| Indirect | 4,934,335 (30) | 2,385,717 (14) | 1,189,609 (7) | 795,839 (5) | 7,274,568 (44) | 28,225,801 |
| Years of life lost | 17,812 | 10,431 | 5185 | 2684 | 3513 | 39,625 |