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. 2021 Mar 20;21:548. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10450-3

Table 3.

Total annual costs in the year 2019

Per capita cost, USD Total cost, million USD (%)
Direct cost 2941 13,151 (71.9)
Medical cost 2842 12,710 (69.5)
Outpatient services 1096 4904 (26.8)
Inpatient services 1745 7806 (42.7)
Nonmedical costa 99 442 (2.4)
Indirect cost 1105 5141 (28.1)
Caregivers’ cost 416 1860 (10.2)
Productivity loss cost 734 3281 (17.9)
Due to morbidity 327 1461 (8.0)
Due to premature mortality 407 1820 (9.9)
Total 4090 18,293 (100.0)

Costs converted into US dollars using an exchange rate of 1 USD = 1151 KRW (2019)

aNonmedical costs included transportation costs