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Table 3  Annual individual-level productivity loss in Nigeria, 2018-19

From: Economic burden of non-communicable diseases on households in Nigeria: evidence from the Nigeria living standard survey 2018-19

Non-communicable diseases

Annual workdays lost (days)

Annual productivity loss (₦)

(95% CI)e

Method 1a

(95% CI)β

Method 2b

(95% CI)β

Method 3c

(95% CI)β

Mean

58.51

(56.30–60.73)

58571.20

(55587.44–61554.96)

29756.31

(27827.11–31685.51)

20124.02

(19013.07–21234.97)

Total

330773.70

(318248.50–343298.80)

670 million

(602–739 million)

323 million

(288–358 million)

198 million

(179–216 million)

All conditions d

    

Mean

13.74

(13.52–13.96)

12989.43

(12711.50–13267.36)

9652.78

(9403.03–9902.53)

4842.77

(4720.23–4965.32)

Total

1547103.00

(1522255.00–1571951.00)

1.46 billion

(1.43–1.49 billion)

1.09 billion

(1.06–1.12 billion)

0.55 billion

(0.53–0.69 billion)

  1. Three methods were utilised to calculate income loss.
  2. a Method 1 uses survey pre-illness income. The average income of people in a similar quintile was used to impute missing income data. The unemployment rate was adjusted using the sample’s labour force participation.
  3. b Method 2 uses Nigeria’s monthly minimum wage of ₦ 30,000 (US$97.75) for employed and a half for unemployed people.
  4. c Method 3 utilises Nigeria’s annual GDP per capita of ₦ 622,372.38 (US$2,027.8) instead of the minimum wage for everyone employed and a half for the unemployed.
  5. dAll conditions denote all illnesses, including non-communicable diseases and injuries.
  6. e95% CIs are shown in parentheses underneath each estimate of workdays lost and productivity loss.
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