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. 2014 Mar 26;14:224. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-224

Table 3.

Sensitivity analyses for all site cancer premature mortality costs (€, 2009) according to different assumptions for the discount rate, wage growth, labour market characteristics and the retirement age

 
Male
Female
  Total premature mortality cost % change from BC Premature mortality cost per death Total premature mortality cost % change from BC Premature mortality cost per death
BC
332,246,992
-
290,172
177,266,357
-
159,959
Wage growth (BC: 2.6%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.50%
307,469,158
(-7.5)
268,532
164,171,979
(-7.4)
148,143
3.50%
353,158,857
(+6.3)
308,436
189,439,743
(+6.9)
170,944
Discount rate (BC: 4%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
2%
384,579,486
(+15.8)
335,877
206,654,039
(+16.6)
186,477
6%
291,598,265
(-12.2)
254,671
155,339,730
(-12.4)
140,173
Labour force participation & unemployment (BC: 2009 rates)
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013 rates
368,598,902
(+10.9)
321,920
178,709,602
(+0.8)
161,261
Retirement age (BC: 65)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Age = 66 365,157,324 (+9.9) 318,915 187,656,321 (+5.9) 169,334

BC: Base-case.