Topic

Cost of illness

Cost-of-illness studies estimate the total cost a disease imposes on a health system or society, usually split into healthcare spending and lost production. Attributable cost estimation isolates the extra cost a disease or risk factor causes by comparing patients with similar people without it. The economic burden of antimicrobial resistance is one application.

Concepts in this topic

• AMR Economic BurdenAMR economic burden is the extra cost antimicrobial resistance imposes on health systems and economies, measured against susceptible or no infection.
• Attributable Cost EstimationAttributable cost estimation measures the extra healthcare cost a disease or risk factor causes, against what the same patients would cost without it.
• Cost-of-Illness StudyA cost-of-illness study estimates the economic burden of a disease, including healthcare costs, patient and carer costs, and lost productivity.