Table 3.
Total cost of asthma in Singapore by asthma control*†
Cost of asthma (SGD, billions) | ||||
Uncontrolled | Partly controlled | Well controlled | Total | |
Adults | $0.73 | $0.78 | $0.23 | $1.74 |
Children | $0.22 | $0.09 | $0.03 | $0.35 |
Total | $0.95 | $0.87 | $0.26 | $2.09 |
*Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
†Total productivity costs are multiplied by the employment rate in Singapore before adding the total healthcare costs to adjust for those unemployed.