Productivity losses associated with premature mortality due to cancer in Russia: A population-wide study covering 2001-2030.

ABSTRACT: Aims: Productivity losses related to premature cancer mortality have been assessed for most developed countries but results for Russia are limited to cross-sectional reports. The aim of this study was to quantify productivity costs due to cancer mortality in Russia between 2001 and 2015 and project this to 2030. Methods: Cancer mortality data (2001-2015) were acquired from the State Cancer Registry, whereas population data, labour force participation rates and annual earnings were retrieved from the Federal State Statistics Service. Cancer mortality was projected to 2030 and the human capital approach was applied to estimate productivity losses. Results: The total annual losses increased from US6.5b in 2001-2005 to US$8.1b in 2011-2015, corresponding to 0.24% of the an

SUBMITTER: Barchuk A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6651608 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature