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- Title
A prospective health economic evaluation to determine the productivity loss due to premature mortality from oral cancer in India.
- Authors
Singh, Arjun; Sullivan, Richard; Bavaskar, Manasi; Shetty, Rathan; Joshi, Poonam; Nair, Sudhir; Gupta, Sudeep; Chaturvedi, Pankaj; Badwe, Rajendra
- Abstract
Introduction: India contributes two‐thirds of the global mortality due to oral cancer and has a younger population at risk. The societal costs of this premature mortality are barely discussed. Methods: Using the human capital approach, we aimed to estimate the productivity lost due to premature mortality, valued using individual socioeconomic data, related to oral cancer in India. A bottom‐up approach was used to prospectively collect data of 100 consecutive patients with oral cancer treated between 2019 and 2020, with a follow‐up of 36 months. Results: The disease‐specific survival for early and advanced stage was 85% and 70%, with a median age of 47 years. With 671 years lost prematurely, the loss of productivity was $41 900/early and $96 044/advanced stage. Based on population level rates, the total cost of premature mortality was $5.6 billion, representing 0.18% of GDP. Conclusion: India needs to implement tailored strategies to reduce the economic burden from premature mortality.
- Subjects
INDIA; EARLY death; ORAL cancer; HUMAN capital; CANCER patients
- Publication
Head & Neck, 2024, Vol 46, Issue 6, p1263
- ISSN
1043-3074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hed.27776