Table 4.

Cost of mental illness and development disorders, categorised by type of disorder.

	MEAN COST (US$/DALY)
Common disorders	4,849
Severe disorders	11,399
Childhood disorders	62,071
Childhood + development disorders	1,120
Total	13,940

Note: Data taken from 48 countries in Christensen et al. [30].

See Appendix 1, Table A1.3 for further statistical results.