Table 5.
Value of HIV/AIDS lives lost: South Africa 2000-2005 ($)
| Year | Lost life years - ARTa | Lost life years - PMTCTa | Total lost life yearsa | GDP per capita US$b | Lost annual GDP $c | As a % of GDPd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36,180 | 25,380 | 61,560 | 3042 | 187,539,300 | 0.001 |
| 2001 | 126,630 | 152,280 | 278,910 | 2644 | 737,438,040 | 0.006 |
| 2002 | 330,310 | 279,180 | 609,490 | 2439 | 1,486,546,110 | 0.013 |
| 2003 | 524,610 | 380,700 | 905,310 | 3589 | 3,249,157,590 | 0.019 |
| 2004 | 643,200 | 444,150 | 1,087,350 | 4646 | 5,051,828,100 | 0.023 |
| 2005 | 578,880 | 317,250 | 896,130 | 5163 | 4,626,719,190 | 0.019 |
| Total | 2,239,810 | 1,598,940 | 3,838,750 | 15,339,228,000 | ||
| $15.33 billion | ||||||
Sources: see below.
Notes:
aChigwedere P, et al: Estimating the Lost Benefits of Antiretroviral Drug Use in South Africa. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 2008 44:410-415. Tables 1 and 2.
bAuthor's calculation. GDP values obtained from World Bank, World Development Indicators. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:21725423~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~theSitePK:239419,00.html (Accessed 15 June 2009). South African GDP converted into $ equivalents. Population values obtained from Statistics South Africa, Mid-Year Population Estimates. Publication P0302 - Various Years. www.statssa.gov.za/publications/p0302/populationstats.asp (Accessed 15 June 2009)
cAuthor's calculation.
dAuthor's calculation.