Cardiovascular disease burden due to productivity losses in European Society of Cardiology countries
Authors' conclusion
Our study provides a snapshot of the economic consequences posed by premature mortality due to CVD across 54 countries in 2018.
Study context
- Population
- 54 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) member countries, 201854 countries
- Outcome
- Productivity losses (working years and earnings lost) due to premature CVD mortality
- Follow-up
- 2018
Methodological detailspopulation-based, 3.5% annual discount rate
- Population-based
- 3.5% annual discount rate
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Productivity losses due to premature CVD death
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths
- 4.4 million
- Working years lost
- 7.1 million
- Productivity losses
- €62 billion
- CHD share of CVD costs
- 47% (€29 billion)
- Cerebrovascular disease share of CVD costs
- 18% (€11 billion)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Productivity losses in the 28 EU member states · 2018
- Share of all productivity losses
- 60% (€37 billion)
- Share of deaths
- 42% (1.8 million)
- Share of working years lost
- 21% (1.5 million)
Original publication
Cardiovascular disease burden due to productivity losses in European Society of Cardiology countries. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. Published 6 June 2023. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it