December 19, 2011European Journal of Neurology
The economic cost of brain disorders in Europe
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Implication
Health economic analysis reveals total European brain disorder costs reached €798 billion in 2010, highlighting a massive public health and financial burden across 30 countries.
Key Points
- To provide updated and comprehensive 2010 estimates of the annual economic costs associated with 19 major groups of mental and neurologic brain disorders across 30 European countries.
- Conducted systematic literature reviews with expert panels in epidemiology and health economics to obtain 1-year prevalence rates and annual per-person costs for 19 disorder groups.
- Populated a health economic cost model with national statistics from Eurostat to adjust figures to 2010 values, imputed missing national data, and converted costs to purchasing power parity-adjusted Euros.
- Total annual cost of brain disorders in Europe reached €798 billion in 2010, comprised of direct healthcare costs (37%), direct non-medical costs (23%), and indirect costs (40%).
- Average cost per European inhabitant was €5,550, with per-person disorder costs ranging from €285 for headache to €30,000 for neuromuscular disorders.
- Highest total annual costs occurred in mood disorders (€113.4 billion), dementia (€105.2 billion), psychotic disorders (€93.9 billion), anxiety disorders (€74.4 billion), and addiction (€65.7 billion).
Cite This Study
Olesen et al. (2011) studied this question.