Estimating the mental health costs of racial discrimination

BMC Public Health

Table 6 Health cost of racial discrimination in Australia ($ millions)

Cause/Illness	Men	Women	Total cost
Anxiety	2557	4009	6566
Depression	4649	7208	11,857
PTSD	2956	5275	8231
Psychological disorders^a	5188	6052	11,240
Total of illnesses attributable to EOD	15,350	22,543	37,893
Australian average annual GDP (2001–2011)			1,256,769
Health cost of EOD as a percentage of GDP			3.02%

Source (for GDP data): World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. GDP is in constant local currency unit (LCU)
^aExcluding anxiety, depression and PTSD

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