The economic value of changing mortality risk in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic breakdown by cause of death

The economic value of changing mortality risk in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic breakdown by cause of death

Abstract Background We develop a framework for quantifying monetary values associated with changes in disease-specific mortality risk in low- and middle-income countries to help quantify trade-offs involved in investing in mortality reduction due to one disease versus another. Methods We monetized t...

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Main Authors: Aayush Khadka, Stéphane Verguet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Economic burden of disease
Mortality reduction
Non-communicable diseases
Communicable diseases
Priority setting
Low- and middle-income countries
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02029-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02029-x

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