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. 2022 Apr 3;7(4):e007409. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007409

Table 2.

The annual costs of dementia per patient in LMICs according to cognitive level inflated to year 2019 in US dollar

Study Country n Direct cost (US$) Indirect cost (US$) Total cost (US$)
Mild Moderate Severe Mild Moderate Severe Mild Moderate Severe
Absolute cost
Aajami et al, 201923 Iran 300 590.78 1170.67 2666.67 0 616.64 709.21 590.78 1787.31 3375.88
Allegri et al, 200724 Argentina 100 439.23 588.56 1240.19 238.88 263.27 203.44 678.24 851.82 1443.63
Ferretti et al, 201826 Brazil 156 627.87 743.89 927.15 6827.71 13 276.62 7428.87 12 095.44 20 369.70 16 468.05
Kongpakwattana et al, 201928 Thailand 148 3872.72 5677.09 6193.22 2272.90 3002.96 4777.47 6145.62 8680.04 10 970.68
Koris, 201844 Malaysia 404 NA NA NA NA NA NA 3347.95 3884.66 4971.63
Prada et al, 201739* Colombia 340 1151.41 1776.17 5723.13 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Rao and Bharath, 201332 India NA 383.06 1428.89 2286.50 461.21 807.11 1153.02 844.27 2236.00 3439.53
Wang et al, 200846 China 66 1680.55 1683.64 1902.71 958.05 1920.83 3755.19 2638.80 3604.68 5658.11
Yan et al, 201936 China 3046 NA NA NA NA NA NA 13 340.58 16 472.38 25 510.66
Zencir et al, 200537* Turkey 42 1792.27 2626.46 2645.26 160.42 1624.11 2743.73 1953.80 4250.57 5454.27
Mean 1317.24 1961.92 2948.11 1559.88 3073.08 2967.27 4626.17 6904.13 8588.05
Median 889.64 1556.26 2465.88 461.21 1624.11 2743.73 2638.80 3884.66 5454.27
Attributable cost
Liu, 201345 Cuba 323 97.02 1077.21 432.39 447.46 9934.47 13 574.40 557.44 11 011.68 14 006.79
Liu, 201345 Dominican Republic 242 18.41 445.40 823.73 127.57 3791.62 6460.09 145.98 4236.59 7283.82
Liu, 201345 Peru 166 153.95 1521.06 1363.77 703.92 8448.67 11 668.73 857.86 9970.29 13 033.06
Liu, 201345 Venezuela 145 0.01 0.15 NA 0.02 0.66 NA 0.03 0.81 NA
Liu, 201345 Mexico 180 33.06 143.25 1007.72 254.00 5705.83 14 697.09 287.05 5849.09 15 704.82
Liu, 201345 China 140 35.27 1713.32 2112.41 429.41 8296.82 11 502.56 464.06 10 010.76 13 614.98
Liu, 201345 India 183 14.32 44.59 126.00 114.14 3523.12 5231.09 128.46 3478.94 5357.09
Prada et al, 201739* Colombia 1020 Ref. 171.42 2201.03 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Mean attributable cost 50.29 628.40 1152.44 296.64 5671.60 10 522.33 348.70 6365.45 11 500.09
Median attributable cost 33.06 308.41 1007.72 254.00 5705.83 11 585.65 287.05 5849.09 13 324.02

*Direct cost comprises direct medical cost only (no direct non-medical cost).

LMICs, low- and middle-income countries; NA, not available.