Table 4.

Estimated cost investments for an IDD prevention and monitoring program in Germany (expert estimation).

Type of resource use	Annual average costs per person in the German population in Euro 2018 (€)
Annual average per-person costs for salt iodization	0.09
Annual average per-person costs for IDD monitoring every 5 years	0.0187
Annual average per-person costs for IDD information campaign every 2 years	0.0037
One-time per-person public expenses for administration	0.0018
Total annual costs for the German population (first year)	8,152,812
Total annual costs for the German population (following years)	8,002,812

IDD, Iodine deficiency disorders.