Table 2. Economic Costs of Stroke in South Korea, 2015 – Unit: 1 million won (%) .
Cost items | Subcategory | Ischemic Stroke | % | Hemorrhagic Stroke | % | Stroke | % | |
Direct costs | Direct medical costs (1) | Inpatient costs | 1 378 782 | 34.58 | 519 458 | 14.90 | 1 898 241 | 25.40 |
Outpatient costs | 99 382 | 2.49 | 14 903 | 0.43 | 114 285 | 1.53 | ||
Non-covered care costs | 263 113 | 6.60 | 91 375 | 2.62 | 354 489 | 4.74 | ||
Medication costs | 335 280 | 8.41 | 45 409 | 1.30 | 380 689 | 5.09 | ||
Assistive devices costs | 122 270 | 3.07 | 13 913 | 0.40 | 136 183 | 1.82 | ||
Total medical costs (1) | 2 198 827 | 55.15 | 685 058 | 19.65 | 2 883 887 | 38.58 | ||
Direct non-medical costs (2) | Transportation costs | 57 387 | 1.44 | 8924 | 0.26 | 66 312 | 0.89 | |
Caregiver’s costs | 242 573 | 6.08 | 75 720 | 2.17 | 318 293 | 4.26 | ||
Total direct non-medical costs (2) | 299 961 | 7.52 | 84 644 | 2.43 | 384 606 | 5.15 | ||
Total direct costs (1) + (2) | 2 498 788 | 62.67 | 769 702 | 22.08 | 3 268 493 | 43.73 | ||
Indirect costs | Lost productivity due to premature death (3) | 881 203 | 22.10 | 2 521 126 | 72.33 | 3 402 329 | 45.53 | |
ost productivity due to hospitalization and outpatient visits (4) | 607 442 | 15.23 | 194 562 | 5.58 | 802 005 | 10.73 | ||
Total indirect costs (3) + (4) | 1 488 646 | 37.33 | 2 715 689 | 77.91 | 4 204 334 | 56.26 | ||
Total costs (1) + (2) + (3) + (4) | 3 987 434 | 100 | 3 485 391 | 100 | 7 472 828 | 100 |