Table 4. Total annual costs associated with hospitalization for foodborne diarrhea in Vietnam.

Parameters	Scenario 1 (Based on figure on the proportion of gastroenteritis specifically attributable to foodborne transmission from Australia = 32%) (15)	Scenario 2 (Based on figure on the proportion of gastroenteritis specifically attributable to foodborne transmission from USA = 35.5%) (16)
Population of Vietnam in 2013 (13)	90,388,000	90,388,000
Rate of diarrhea admitted to health facilities (per 100.000) (14)	210.57	210.57
Total cases of diarrhea admitted to health facilities	190,330	190,330
Total cases of diarrhea admitted to health facilities due to foodborne diseases (15,16)	60,906	67,567
Of which, number of cases treated at each level of health care facilities (17)
Number of cases treated at national hospital (4%)	2,436	2,703
Number of cases treated at provincial hospital (45%)	27,408	30,405
Number of cases treated at district hospital (36%)	21,926	24,324
Number of cases treated at commune health centers (15%)	9,136	10,135
Costs per hospitalization episode (US$)
At national hospital	208	208
At provincial hospital	119	119
At district hospital	85	85
At commune health centers	16	16
Total costs of hospitalization (US$)
At national hospital	506,023	561,370
At provincial hospital	3,250,407	3,605,921
At district hospital	1,868,327	2,072,675
At commune health centers	145,432	161,339
Total costs of hospitalization at all levels of health facilities (US$)	5,770,190	6,401,305
GDP Vietnam 2013 (Billion US$) (18)	172.73	172.73
Total annual costs associated with hospitalization for foodborne diarrhea in Vietnam as % of GDP	0.003	0.004