ECONOMIC BURDEN OF DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS (DALYs) OF CANCER IN TURKEY

Authors : Arzu YİĞİT

Pages : 377-388

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Publication Date : 2022-11-20

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: Cancer is one of the leading causes of premature death in the world. However, the economic burden of cancer at the country level is unknown. This study aims to estimate the economic loss of disability- adjusted life years insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(DALYs); lost due to cancer between 1990 and 2019 in Turkey. Methods: The economic value of DALYs lost to cancer has been estimated using the human capital approach. This study used disability-adjusted life years and gross domestic product insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(GDP); per capita to estimate economic loss due to DALYs in Turkey. Corresponding author: Arzu YİĞİT, Assoc. Dr. Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Health Management, Isparta, Turkey e mail: [email protected] Results: Total economic loss due to cancer due to DALYs in 1990 was estimated as $ 3,366,235,623 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CI: $3,366,235,623- $ 5,822,580,496);. In 2019, the total economic loss due to DALYs-related cancer was estimated to be $21,219,951,335 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(95% CI: $16,172,564,722- $26,781,505,239);. While the economic value of DALYs lost due to cancer was 3.0 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CI: 2.23-3.86); % of GDP in 1990 in Turkey, it was 2.79 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(95% CI: 2.13-3.52); % of GDP in 2019. Conclusion: According to the findings obtained from the research findings, an economic value of roughly 2.8 % of the GDP in Turkey shows that due to cancers. The first cancer, which constitutes the highest economic value of DALYs are lung cancer insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(28%); with 5.9 billion $. This finding necessitates the meticulous implementation of Turkey’s national cancer policy for cancer prevention in Turkey.
Keywords : Cancer, indirect costs, DALYs, human capital