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. 2010 Jun 1;4(6):e708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000708

Table 5. Total costs prevented over lifetime of Benefit Cohort Population.

Direct Costs Prevented Indirect Costs Prevented
Population Group Population Subgroup Benefit Cohort Population (millions) Acute Disease (US$MM) Chronic Disease (US$MM) Acute Disease (US$MM) Chronic Disease (US$MM) Total Costs Prevented (US$MM)
1. Protected from acquiring infection (and subsequent disease) a) Newborns 2.2 $71 $6 $207 $1,444 $1,727
b) Protected from infection 0.5 $24 $2 $75 $532 $633
Subtotal 2.7 $95 $8 $282 $1,975 $2,360
2. Protected from disease progression a) Subclinical morbidity 9.4 $584 $49 $1,765 $12,146 $14,544
b) Clinical morbidity 19.3 $528 $89 $1,596 $2,698 $4,911
Subtotal 28.7 $1,112 $138 $3,361 $14,844 $19,455
Total 31.4 $1,207 $146 $3,643 $16,819 $21,815