The cost of lost productivity due to premature mortality associated with COVID-19: a Pan-European study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Economic cost estimates have the potential to provide a valuable alternative perspective on the COVID-19 burden. We estimate the premature mortality productivity costs associated with COVID-19 across Europe.

Methods

We calculated excess deaths between the date the cumulative total of COVID-19 deaths reached 10 in a country to 15th May 2020 for nine countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland). Gender- and age-specific excess deaths and Years of Potential Productive Life Lost (YPPLL) between 30 and 74 years were calculated and converted into premature mortality productivity costs €2020 for paid and unpaid work using the Human Capital and the Proxy Good Approaches. Costs were discounted at 3.5%.

Results

SUBMITTER: Hanly P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8379564 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature