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. 2013 Jun 24;8(6):e67324. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067324

Table 4. Incremental cost effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in Kenya and sensitivity analysis of the impact of indirect effects for PCV10 and PCV13.

Vaccine costs(US $) Treatment costs (US $) Net costs(US $) Pneumococcal cases Pneumococcal deaths Discounted DALYs Cost (US$) per case averted (95% CI) Cost per (US$)per deathaverted (95% CI) Cost (US$) per DALY averted (95% CI)
Base case(0–59 month old children only and no indirect effects)
No pneumococcal vaccination 17,100,167 4,578,815 21,678,982 93,217 13,947 459,145
With PCV10 31,137,435 2,609,271 33,746,705 53,629 7,831 256,301
Increment 14,037,764 −1,969,545 12,067,723 39,588 6,116 202,844 300 (145–488) 1,958 (913–3,425) 59 (26–103)
With PCV13 31,193,391 2,167,382 33,360,773 44,780 6,460 211,052
Increment 14,093,224 −2,411,433 11,681,790 48,437 7,487 248,094 238 (110–390) 1,558 (665–2,764) 47 (20–83)
Indirect effects in the entire population
No pneumococcal vaccination 84,863,269 30,173,792 115,037,061 512,708 102,134 3,957,704
With PCV10 154,916,931 13,854,396 168,771,327 199,064 49,662 2,053,280
Increment 70,053,662 −16,319,396 53,734,266 313,644 52,472 1,904,425 189 (85–320) 1,158 (585–2,225) 32 (14–55)
With PCV13 154,972,887 10,886,054 165,858,941 138,968 40,030 1,729,744
Increment 70,109,618 −19,287,738 50,821,880 373,740 62,104 2,227,960 147 (62–258) 888 (366–1,597) 25 (10–44)
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All costs, pneumococcal episodes and deaths are discounted at an annual rate of 3%.