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. 2020 Dec 25;10(1):151–164. doi: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2020.12.001

Table 10.

Fiscal valuation of life lost due to COVID-19 with 2020 as the base year.

(A-B) NGDPC(USD) Deaths (N)(Years) YLL(Years) DISYLL(4%) DFV(4%) DISYLL(6%) DFV(6%)
0–4 2,034.81 565 67.41 24.15 27,799,376.07 17.32 19,934,549.17
5–19 2,034.81 424 57.41 23.26 20,083,290.86 17.04 14,713,486.88
20–29 2,034.81 989 44.91 21.53 43,374,123.95 16.38 32,987,048.09
30–39 2,034.81 2168 34.91 19.39 85,544,760.63 15.36 67,755,154.40
40–49 2,034.81 6,457 24.91 16.21 213,046,660.37 13.53 177,779,597.4
50–59 2,034.81 12,255 14.91 11.51 287,099,015.61 10.26 255,779,462.1
60-69 2,034.81 14,989 4.91 4.55 138,917,286.95 4.40 134,078,523.48
*70–79 2,034.81 6,929 -
*80+ 2,034.81 2,404 -
TFV (USD) 815,864,514.44 703,027,821.52
Average monetary value per human life lost (USD) 17,308.00 14,914.25

Data used: TD around 12 August 2020 = 47,138 [3], GDP per capita (2018) [5], CHE (2017) [5].

The LE in India is 69.41 years [5], therefore the fiscal valuation of deaths due to COVID-19 for age groups beyond 69.41 years was not performed.