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Table 4 Discounted values of future non-health GDP lost due to child deaths in 2013 by economic group

From: Counting the cost of child mortality in the World Health Organization African region

Cost item

Group 1 (Int$)

Group 2 (Int$)

Group 3 (Int$)

Total cost (Int$)

Total cost of child deaths

40 962 855 345

70 713 739 806

38 593 121 061

150 269 716 211

Average cost per child death

174 310

57 584

25 508

50 494

Average cost per person in population

340.8

213.5

80.7

161.6

% of Grand Total

27.3

47.1

25.7

100.0