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. 2015 Jun 2;36(4):259–273. doi: 10.1007/s10935-015-0394-3

Table 2.

Estimated annual human and economic burden of major adult vaccine-preventable disease in the United States, 2013, for adults aged, a 50 and Older, b 65 and Older

Disease Est. cases Est. medical cost (per case) Est. indirect cost (per case)a Est. total cost (per case) Est. total medical cost (in millions) Est. total indirect cost (in millions) Est. total cost (in millions)
a
 Influenzab,c 8101,104 $1571 $404 $1976 $12,729.3 $3275.3 $16,004.6
 Pneumococcald 603,337 $4618.1 $446.5 $5064.7
 Bacteremiad 32,041 $27,829 $1568 $29,397 $891.7 $50.2 $941.9
 Meningitisd 2037 $33,692 $1560 $35,252 $68.6 $3.2 $71.8
 NPP (inpatient)d 223,288 $15,335 $885 $16,220 $3424.2 $197.6 $3621.8
 NPP (outpatient)d 345,972 $676 $565 $1241 $233.7 $195.5 $429.2
 Herpes zostere,f,g 937,773 $1974 $3408 $5382 $1851.0 $3195.9 $5046.9
 Pertussish,i 387,809 $432 $593 $1026 $167.6 $230.1 $397.7
 Total 10,030,023 $19,366.1 $7147.7 $26,513.8
b
 Influenzab,c 4019,759 $1867 $201 $2068 $7503.3 $809.5 $8312.8
 Pneumococcald 440,187 $3572.2 $214.9 $3787.1
 Bacteremiad 19,960 $25,181 $879 $26,060 $502.6 $17.6 $520.2
 Meningitisd 1278 $32,803 $879 $33,682 $41.9 $1.1 $43.0
 NPP (inpatient)d 187,982 $15,221 $641 $15,862 2861.3 $120.4 $2981.7
 NPP (outpatient)d 230,968 $721 $328 $1049 $166.4 $75.8 $242.2
 Herpes zostere,f,g 555,989 $2354 $3074 $5427 $1308.5 $1708.9 $3017.4
 Pertussish,i 207,241 $432 $593 $1026 $89.6 $122.9 $212.5
 Total 5223,176 $12,473.7 $2856.2 $15,329.9

All costs were adjusted to 2013 U.S. dollars. NPP is non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia caused by S. pneumoniae. ‘NPP inpatient’ refers to cases of NPP that require hospitalization where as ‘NPP outpatient’ refers to cases of NPP that do not require hospitalization

a(Grosse et al., 2009)

b(Molinari et al., 2007)

c(Turner et al., 2006)

d(Weycker et al., 2012)

e(Tseng et al., 2011)

f(Yawn et al., 2007)

g(Singhal et al., 2011)

h(Masseria & Krishnarajah, 2013)

i(Lee et al., 2004)