Table 12.
The estimated total cost for the treatment of acute and chronic Lyme disease for Europe for 2018.
| Treatment costs for Lyme disease for Europe for 2018 | |||
| Values | |||
| Number of infections 2018 in Europe | 2 448 357 | ||
| People infected with Lyme that develop chronic Lyme | 0.63 | % | |
| People infected with Lyme that develop an acute infection | 0.37 | % | |
| The assumed annual cost of oral antibiotics is | 1 200 | EUR | |
| The assumed annual cost of IV antibiotics is | 13 000 | EUR | |
| The cost of treating acute Lyme disease with oral antibiotics for one month for Europe in 2018 (Oral Europe 2018) | 90 589 198 | 91 | million EUR |
| The cost of treating chronic Lyme disease with IV antibiotics for 0.5 years for Europe for 2018 (IV0.5 Europe 2018) | 10 026 020 721 | 10.0 | billion EUR |
| The cost of treating chronic Lyme disease with IV antibiotics for 1 year for Europe for 2018 (IV1 Europe 2018) | 20 052 041 441 | 20.1 | billion EUR |
| Total cost of treating acute with oral antibiotics for one month and chronic with IV antibiotics 0.5 years for Europe in 2018 | 10 116 609 919 | 10.1 | billion EUR |
| Total cost of treating acute with oral antibiotics for one month and chronic with IV antibiotics 1 year for Europe in 2018 | 20 142 630 639 | 20.1 | billion EUR |
| Oral Europe 2018 / ((IV0.5 Europe 2018 + IV1 Europe 2018)/2) | 0.6 | % |