TABLE 1—

Health Economic Assessment Based on Time Spent Cycling and Mortality Rates of the Dutch Population Between 20 and 90 Years: 2010–2013

	Input Data			Outcome HEAT Approach			Life-Table Calculation Results
Age Group, Years	Average Weekly Minutes of Cycling per Person	Population (x 1000)	Average Annual Mortality Rate per 100 000 Population	Mortality Rate Reduction, %a	No. of Deaths Prevented per Yearb	Annual Benefit of Current Dutch Cycling, Billon €c	Increase in Average Life Expectancyd
20–29	73	2 058	31	7.3	47	0.1	0.01
30–39	69	2 087	53	6.9	77	0.2	0.02
40–49	69	2 573	135	6.9	241	0.7	0.03
50–59	79	2 320	390	7.9	715	2.0	0.08
60–64	89	1 071	757	8.9	719	2.0	0.07
65–69	94	872	1 232	9.4	1 009	2.8	0.09
70–74	88	652	1 963	8.8	1 127	3.2	0.10
75–79	73	507	3 422	7.3	1 274	3.6	0.09
80–84	36	369	6 328	3.6	842	2.4	0.05
85–90	24	216	11 663	2.4	606	1.7	0.03
Total or average	74	12 725	878	7.4	6 657	18.6	0.57

Note. HEAT = Health Economic Assessment Tool.

^aBased on an estimated mortality rate reduction of 10% per 100 min of cycling per week according to the meta-analysis.^5,8 For instance, for the age group of 20–30 years: 73/100 = 7.3%.

^bThe product of the mortality rate reduction, population, and mortality rate (per 100 000 population)/100 000.

^cThe product of the number of deaths multiplied by the standard value of a statistical life year of €2.8 million.

^dBased on life-table calculations using IOMLIFET with Dutch mortality rates between 2010 and 2013.³