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Table 3 Total annual costs in the year 2019

From: Prevalence and socioeconomic burden of diabetes mellitus in South Korean adults: a population-based study using administrative data

 

Per capita cost, USD

Total cost, million USD

(%)

Direct cost

2941

13,151

(71.9)

Medical cost

2842

12,710

(69.5)

Outpatient services

1096

4904

(26.8)

Inpatient services

1745

7806

(42.7)

Nonmedical costa

99

442

(2.4)

Indirect cost

1105

5141

(28.1)

Caregivers’ cost

416

1860

(10.2)

Productivity loss cost

734

3281

(17.9)

Due to morbidity

327

1461

(8.0)

Due to premature mortality

407

1820

(9.9)

Total

4090

18,293

(100.0)

  1. Costs converted into US dollars using an exchange rate of 1 USD = 1151 KRW (2019)
  2. aNonmedical costs included transportation costs