Estimating the indirect costs associated with the expected number of cancer cases in Mexico by 2020

• Published in: Salud pública de México Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 228 - 236
• Main Authors: Gutiérrez-Delgado, Cristina, Armas-Texta, Daniel, Reynoso-Noverón, Nancy, Meneses-García, Abelardo, Mohar-Betancourt, Alejandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mexico Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; cancer; Caregivers - economics; Cost of Illness; Female; Forecasting; Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data; Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data; Health Policy & Services; Humans; Income; Life Expectancy; Male; Mexico; Mexico - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Neoplasms - economics; Pensions; social security; Young Adult; social security; cáncer; México; Mexico; cancer; seguridad social; cost of illness; costo de enfermedad
• ISSN: 0036-3634; 1606-7916
• DOI: 10.21149/spm.v58i2.7792

To estimate the indirect costs generated by adults with cancer in Mexico from 2002-2020. Using information from national sources and the national cancer incidence from GLOBOCAN, we estimated income lost due to premature death (ILPD), short-term benefits (STBs), disability pensions (DPs), and opportunity costs for the carer (OCCs) generated by patients with cancer. Amounts were reported in Mexican pesos. We estimated 23 359 deaths and 216 679 new cases of cancer by 2020, which would be associated with a total indirect cost of 20.15 billion Mexican pesos. Men are expected to generate 54.9% of these costs. ILPD is expected to comprise the highest percentage of the cost (60%), followed by OCCs (22%), STBs (17%) and DPs (1%). From an economic perspective, the results emphasize the need to strengthen preventive interventions and early detection of cancer among adults to reduce its effect on the productivity of Mexico.