Estimates and projections of the global economic cost of breast cancers from 2021 to 2050.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify the global macroeconomic burden of breast cancer in 2021, reveal disparities in economic losses across regions, age groups, and gender groups, and provide a basis for optimizing the allocation of prevention and control resources.

Methods

Based on breast cancer disability-adjusted life years (DALY) data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD 2021) database, combined with World Bank economic indicators, the value of lost welfare (VLW) model was employed to assess economic losses. The model standardized losses across countries using the statistical value of life (VSL), with a core parameter income elasticity of 1.0. Regional disparities were analyzed through stratification by Socio-demographic Index (SDI), and statistical uncertainty was calculated using a

SUBMITTER: Mao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12711471 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature