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. 2019 Dec 17;49(2):270–276. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afz162

Table 2.

Aggregate cost of incident and prevalent stroke in the UK: base case, low- and high-cost estimates

Mean aggregate cost (£ million, range), base case estimates Mean aggregate cost (£ million, range), low estimates Mean aggregate cost (£ million, range), high estimates
First year cost (incident stroke)
NHS 1,560 (1138,1958) 1,535 (1120,1927) 1,585 (1156,1989)
Formal social care 565 (412,710) 521 (380,654) 610 (445,766)
Unpaid care 3,045 (2221,3822) 2,777 (2026,3486) 3,313 (2417,4158)
Lost productivity 168 (122,211) 95 (69,120) 240 (175,302)
NHS & PSS perspective 2,126 (1551,2668) 2,072 (1511,2600) 2,180 (1590,2736)
Societal perspective 5,340 (3896,6702) 4,945 (3608,6207) 5,734 (4183,7197)
Subsequent year cost (prevalent stroke)
NHS 1,844 (1576,2681) 1,762 (1506,2563) 1,925 (1645,2799)
Formal social care 4,616 (3945,6712) 4,174 (3567,6069) 5,058 (4322,7355)
Unpaid care 12,783 (10,925,18,588) 10,034 (8575,14,590) 15,532 (13,275,22,586)
Lost productivity 1,387 (1185,2016) 818 (699,1189) 1,955 (1671,2843)
NHS & PSS perspective 6,460 (5521,9393) 5,994 (5123,8717) 6,925 (5918,10,070)
Societal perspective 20,630 (17,632,29,999) 16,847 (14,398,24,497) 24,413 (20,865,35,500)
Incident and prevalent stroke cost
NHS 3,404 (2714,4639) 3,298 (2626,4490) 3,510 (2802,4789)
Formal social care 5,181 (4358,7422) 4,695 (3947,6724) 5,668 (4768,8121)
Unpaid care 15,828 (13,147,24,100) 12,811 (10,602,18,077) 18,845 (15,692,26,744)
Lost productivity 1,555 (1308,2228) 913 (769,1309) 2,196 (1847,3146)
NHS & PSS perspective 8,586 (7072,12,062) 8,066 (6635,11,317) 9,105 (7509,12,807)
Societal perspective 25,970 (21,528,26,701) 21,792 (18,006,30,704) 30,148 (25,049,42,698)

Range based on low- and high-incidence and prevalence estimates.

Low- and high-cost estimates based on range of mean cost.