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Table 7 Aggregate costs in 2014 associated with the 10 selected chronic diseases (n = 476,252)

From: The extra cost of comorbidity: multiple illnesses and the economic burden of non-communicable diseases

 

Aggregate costs (real data, including the extra cost of comorbidity) (€)

Aggregate costs without diabetesc (€)

Stroke

1,766,157,759

1,668,987,170

Heart disease

3,810,314,586

3,640,257,499

Cancersa

6,760,703,703

6,721,315,309

Diabetes

6,361,926,072

 

Chronic kidney disease

6,349,510,855

5,868,318,845

Respiratory illnessb

4,884,750,608

4,720,450,554

Cirrhosis

2,288,778,628

2,254,496,590

Major depression

1,345,807,466

1,326,877,079

Neurological disorders

1,439,130,111

1,345,681,049

Alcohol use disorders

1,550,325,340

1,508,304,205

  1. aBreast/Lung/Colorectal/Stomach/Liver/Kidney/Pancreatic/Oesophageal
  2. bChronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
  3. cSimulation exercise in the absence of diabetes
  4. Note: Stroke costs the French government 1766 million €. In the virtual exercise, where diabetes would be cured from society, stroke would only cost 1668 million €, because those patients suffering from stroke and diabetes would no longer have to bear the extra costs of stroke due to diabetes