Skip to main content

Table 4 Lost GDP owing to missing workers aged 45-64 years due to arthritis, 2015-2030 (in real 2013 Australian dollars, millions)a

From: The long-term economic impacts of arthritis through lost productive life years: results from an Australian microsimulation model

 

2015

2020

2025

2030

Projected GDP

$1,483,861

$1,678,852

$1,899,467

$2,149,073

Lost GDP owing to missing workers due to arthritis*

$6208

$6852

$7535

$8191

Potential % gain in total GDP if able to keep missing workers due to arthritis in the labour force

0.42

0.41

0.40

0.38

  1. aImpacts are based on projections of 53,000, 56,000, 58,000 and 59,000 missing workers (full-time and part-time) due to arthritis in 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030, respectively