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. 2020 May 5;20:619. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08595-8

Table 3.

Estimated cost of diarrhea illness in children by income group (in 2015 USD)

Inpatient Outpatient
Total Direct medical Direct non-medical Indirect Total Direct medical Direct non-medical Indirect
All countries (N = 137)
 Mean 260.60 144.83 29.84 85.94 56.41 9.23 3.19 43.99
 Weighted mean 216.36 112.41 23.16 80.79 52.16 8.03 2.77 41.36
 Maximum 1225.36 740.48 152.57 332.31 201.91 25.61 8.83 170.11
 Minimum 23.77 8.18 1.69 6.38 8.81 3.49 1.20 3.26
 Median 177.20 88.87 18.31 69.39 47.56 7.83 2.70 35.52
 SD 243.20 146.77 30.24 71.56 42.64 4.96 1.71 36.63
Low income countries (N = 34)
 Mean 45.75 25.67 5.29 14.79 14.02 4.80 1.65 7.57
 Weighted mean 44.23 24.40 5.03 14.80 13.94 4.73 1.63 7.58
 Maximum 157.71 103.93 21.41 32.36 29.09 9.31 3.21 16.57
 Minimum 36.60 8.18 1.69 24.56 18.38 3.49 1.20 12.57
 Median 44.02 24.23 4.99 14.52 13.36 4.74 1.63 7.43
 SD 22.15 15.06 3.10 4.95 3.51 0.88 0.30 2.53
Lower-middle income countries (N = 47)
 Mean 143.09 74.15 15.28 53.66 36.88 7.00 2.41 27.47
 Weighted mean 116.59 57.33 11.81 47.45 32.58 6.17 2.13 24.29
 Maximum 312.31 205.22 42.28 97.10 63.86 13.43 4.63 49.71
 Minimum 36.60 8.18 1.69 24.56 18.38 3.49 1.20 12.57
 Median 134.77 68.55 14.12 48.67 35.94 6.76 2.33 24.92
 SD 66.70 42.19 8.69 21.81 12.75 1.91 0.66 11.16
Upper-middle income countries (N = 56)
 Mean 489.67 276.49 56.97 156.22 98.54 13.81 4.76 79.97
 Weighted mean 491.10 259.70 53.51 177.89 108.84 13.22 4.56 91.06
 Maximum 1225.36 740.48 152.57 332.31 201.91 25.61 8.83 170.11
 Minimum 189.45 62.75 12.93 75.83 51.95 5.66 1.95 38.82
 Median 452.14 250.05 51.52 144.59 93.59 13.06 4.50 74.01
 SD 220.39 144.63 29.80 56.82 33.45 4.42 1.53 29.08

N represents the number of countries in each income category. The weighted mean is the mean value weighted by the country population under 5 years old (for year 2018) in each income group