Non-Communicable Disease and Its Economic Burden

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASESDefinition and burden.

By:Ahmad Abid bin Abas (2)

Ahmad Asyraf bin Mohamed (3)

Defining NCDs

• Diseases of long duration, generally slow progression and they are the major cause of adult mortality and morbidity worldwide.(WHO 2005)

• 4 major NCDs contributing most of NCDs deaths:– CVD, Cancer, Chronic respiratory disease, DM

Global burden of NCDs

• Of the 57 million global deaths in 2008, 36 million or 63% were due to NCDs.

• Annual NCD deaths are projected to rise to 52 million by 2030, accounting for 75% of all deaths

• Reference : WHO publications, Regional Office for South East Asia.

ECONOMIC BURDEN

How to Calculate the Econ. Burden of Health Problems?

1) The cost of illness approach (COI)(most common method used)- medical cost, on-medical cost and income losses.

2) The economic growth approach (value of lost output)

3) The value of statistical life approach (VSL)

E.g. - Economic Growth Approach,(impact on NCDs mortality to GDP

Demonstrating the Economic Burden of NCDs

Demonstrating the Economic Burden of NCDs

Disease Economy

Disease Economy

• General Perspective :

- Deprive individual’s health and productive potential- Challenges household’s income and savings- Compete investment’s activities

• Countries’ Perspective :

- Reduce life expectancy and economy downturn- Depleting country’s labour force- Lower GDP and GNI

References

• WHO working paper : An estimation of economic impact of chronic NCDs in selected countries. (2006)

• A report from World Economic Forum and the Harvard School of Public Health.(September 2011)