The Global Economic Burden of Tuberculosis: Regional Disparities and Implications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global macroeconomic impact of Tuberculosis (TB) lacks comprehensive quantification using standardized economic frameworks.

Methods

This analysis utilized data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 to assess the economic burden of TB through the lens of the Value of a Statistical Life Year (VSLY) framework, integrating willingness-to-pay-based economic measures. The study monetized the total disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) associated with TB to estimate overall welfare losses. Country-specific gross domestic product (GDP) data, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP), were sourced from the World Bank and integrated with DALY estimates to calculate the Value of Lost Welfare (VLW).

Results

In 2021, the global economic cost of TB, expresse

SUBMITTER: Wang JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12852480 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature