Direct economic burden attributable to age-related diseases in China: An econometric modelling study

Aging is a strong risk factor for many chronic diseases. However, the economic burden attributable to age-related diseases remains unclear. We aimed to calculate the economic burden attributable to age-related diseases in China. We used an econometric modelling approach from the China Health and Ret...

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Published in:Journal of global health 2023-05, Vol.13, p.04042-04042, Article 04042
Main Authors: Ye, Xin, Wang, Ming, Xia, Yiqi, He, Ping, Zheng, Xiaoying
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Age
Aged
Aging
Arthritis
China - epidemiology
Cost of Illness
Econometrics
Economics
Financial Stress
GDP
Global health
Gross Domestic Product
Health care expenditures
Health care policy
Health services utilization
Health Surveys
Households
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - epidemiology
Longitudinal studies
Mental health
Middle Aged
Middle schools
Mortality
Older people
Outpatient care facilities
Population
Public health
Risk factors
Sociodemographics
Variables
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Summary:Aging is a strong risk factor for many chronic diseases. However, the economic burden attributable to age-related diseases remains unclear. We aimed to calculate the economic burden attributable to age-related diseases in China. We used an econometric modelling approach from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS), which is based on a longitudinal observational data set from middle-aged and older adults aged 45+ in 2011, 2013, and 2015. We calculated the total direct economic burden attributable to age-related diseases for outpatient and inpatient services among adults aged 45 and above in China, which was approximately 288.368 billion US dollars (US$), US$379.901 billion, and US$616.809 billion in 2011, 2013, and 2015, respectively, taking up 19.48%, 21.11% and 32.03% of the overall health care expenses in the same year. The proportion of dyslipidemia was the largest, followed by hypertension in all the three years; hearing problems accounted for the lowest proportion. The alarming upward trend in age-related economic burden in China calls for urgent interventions to prevent or slow down the accumulation of damage associated with age-related diseases.
ISSN:2047-2978
2047-2986
DOI:10.7189/jogh.13.04042