Modelling the impact of a tax on sweetened beverages in the Philippines: an extended cost-effectiveness analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the potential impact of a new tax on sweetened beverages on premature deaths associated with noncommunicable diseases in the Philippines.

Methods

In January 2018, the Philippines began imposing a tax of 6 Philippine pesos per litre (around 13%) on sweetened beverages to curb the obesity burden. Using national data sources, we conducted an extended cost-effectiveness analysis to estimate the effect of the tax on the numbers of premature deaths averted attributed to type 2 diabetes mellitus, ischaemic heart disease and stroke, across income quintiles over the period 2018-2037. We also estimated the financial benefits of the tax from reductions in out-of-pocket payments, direct medical costs averted and government health-care cost savings.

Findings

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SUBMITTER: Saxena A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6357567 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature