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. 2012 Apr 13;7(4):e34101. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034101

Table 3. Economic Impacts of 4 ART Coverage Scenarios in 3 Countries.

Economics Late 2000's Mid 2030's
Country Indicator Initial Characteristics Scenario S0 No Access Scenario S1 Aid Freeze Scenario S2a Universal Access Scenario S2b Extended Universal Access
Swaziland 2007 –2037 ART Coverage ART Coverage of HIV++ population (in percent) 42 0 17 100 149
Individuals under ART (in thousands) 20 0 20 210 154
ART Costs Total ART Cost from 2032 onwards (in millions USD) n/a 0 72 753 590
Total ART Cost from 2007 onwards (in millions USD) n/a 0 496 3,115 3,336
GDP GDP per Capita (in USD) 4,466 4,905 4,921 5,068 5,115
Overall GDP (in billions USD) 2.6 7.85 7.93 8.66 8.88
GDP gap from 2007 onwards (in millions USD) n/a Reference 2,668 16,067 19,630
GDP gains / ART Costs from 2007 onwards n/a Reference 5.37 5.16 5.88
Tanzania 2009 – 2034 ART Coverage ART Coverage of HIV++ population (in percent) 31 0 19 100 149
Individuals under ART (in thousands) 119 0 110 1,103 856
ART Costs Total ART Cost from 2029 onwards (in millions USD) n/a 0 402 3,670 3,320
Total ART Cost from 2009 onwards (in millions USD) n/a 0 2,672 15,980 18,432
GDP GDP per Capita (in USD) 699.5 704.2 704.5 707.2 708.3
Overall GDP (in billions USD) 13.17 25.98 26.03 26.47 26.64
GDP gap from 2009 onwards (in millions USD) n/a Reference 1,696 10,138 12,712
GDP gains / ART Costs from 2009 onwards n/a Reference 0.64 0.63 0.69
Cameroon 2009 – 2034 ART Coverage ART Coverage of HIV++ population (in percent) 25 0 14 100 149
Individuals under ART (in thousands) 35 0 36 492 390
ART Costs Total ART Cost from 2029 onwards (in millions USD) n/a 0 131 1,769 1,516
Total ART Cost from 2009 onwards (in millions USD) n/a 0 848 7,239 8,060
GDP GDP per Capita (in USD) 2,062 2,159 2,160 2,171 2,176
Overall GDP (in billions USD) 18.9 39.9 39.96 40.67 40.95
GDP gap from 2009 onwards (in millions USD) n/a Reference 1,911 14,989 18,973
GDP gains / ART Costs from 2009 onwards n/a Reference 2.27 2.07 2.35