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Table 9 Projected overcrowding reduction strategy outcomes per 1000 persons over 20 years

From: Social and behavioral risk reduction strategies for tuberculosis prevention in Canadian Inuit communities: a cost-effectiveness analysis

Number of Housing Units Built

Estimated Number of Individuals Accommodated

Cost

TB Incidence

TB Deaths

Quality Adjusted Life Years

426

1406

$8,282,029

28.84

2.74

15,002.18

1500

4950

$17,736,070

28.47

2.70

15,002.61

3500a

11,550

$57,714,176

26.84

2.55

15,004.47

7000

23,100b

$110,409,791

24.58

2.34

15,007.08

10,000

33,000

$152,537,566

22.60

2.15

15,009.31

  1. aNumber of housing units needed to close the housing gap according to the Inuit Nunangat Housing Strategy (INHS 2019)
  2. bApproximately equal to the number of individuals living in overcrowded housing in Nunavut in 2018