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Table 1 National spending on prevention by method, in the Netherlands in 2003, in € per capita

From: Towards a comprehensive estimate of national spending on prevention

Interventions

Health promotion (€/capita)

Health protection (€/capita)

Disease prevention (€/capita)

Total (€/capita)

Total (%)

Risk factor

     

Smoking cessation

0.99

0.10

0.23

  

Alcohol dependence

0.50

0.10

 

0.61

0.08

Drugs dependence

0.31

0.10

 

0.42

0.05

Gambling dependence

0.11

  

0.11

0.01

Healthy food promotion and overweight

0.75

  

0.75

0.10

Physical activity and sport

1.49

  

1.49

0.19

Youth health care

1.55

 

8.76

10.31

1.34

Preventive dental health

0.01

 

30.17

30.18

3.92

Sexual health, contraception <21 years

1.19

 

0.73

1.91

0.25

Traffic safety

0.19

99.69

 

99.87

12.99

Fire prevention

0.19

3.52

 

3.71

0.48

Prevention of sport injuries

0.41

  

0.41

0.05

Prevention of home and leisure injuries

0.36

0.45

 

0.81

0.11

Occupational health

 

14.99

 

14.99

1.95

Violence

 

1.28

 

1.28

0.17

Noise pollution

 

34.48

 

34.48

4.48

Drinking water system and swimming water

 

91.63

 

91.63

11.91

Domestic waste disposal

 

99.06

 

99.06

12.88

Sewerage system

 

49.22

 

49.22

6.40

Food safety

 

9.63

 

9.63

1.25

Air quality

 

98.89

 

98.89

12.86

Housing quality

 

4.56

 

4.56

0.59

Environmental safety

 

120.50

 

120.50

15.67

General health (non-specific)

2.19

 

5.78

7.97

1.04

Disease

     

Mental disorders

3.73

  

3.73

0.48

Cancer prevention

0.95

 

4.26

5.21

0.68

Diabetes prevention

0.05

  

0.05

0.01

Cardiovascular disease control (statins,

  

55.70

55.70

7.24

antihypertensives)

     

Congenital and perinatal conditions, and

  

7.12

7.12

0.93

pregnancy complications

     

Osteoporosis

  

4.19

4.19

0.54

Infectious diseases: vaccinations and

  

8.96

8.96

1.17

screening

     

Total (€/capita)

14.97

628.20

125.90

769.08

100.00