Table 3 Health care cost, cost of hospital-related absenteeism, and cost of premature mortality attributable to alcohol in Thailand, 2021, by disease and gender
From: Economic costs of alcohol consumption in Thailand, 2021
| Â | Disease | Health care cost | Cost of absenteeism | Cost of premature mortality | Total cost | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Million baht) | (Million baht) | (Million baht) | (Million baht) | ||||||
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
1 | Tuberculosis | 240.29 | 12.37 | 108.59 | 5.59 | 9370.54 | 503.40 | 9719.43 | 521.36 |
2 | HIV/AIDS | 87.01 | 9.57 | 14.80 | 1.49 | 820.02 | 60.46 | 921.82 | 71.52 |
3 | Lower respiratory infections: Pneumonia | 1268.74 | 165.68 | 232.95 | 30.32 | 6265.21 | 478.10 | 7766.89 | 674.10 |
4 | Lip and oral cavity cancers | 85.91 | 8.57 | 20.96 | 2.03 | 2472.92 | 156.91 | 2579.79 | 167.51 |
5 | Other pharyngeal cancers | 60.45 | 1.52 | 14.07 | 0.33 | 1087.87 | 20.17 | 1162.39 | 22.02 |
6 | Esophagus cancer | 90.81 | 3.78 | 20.55 | 0.84 | 3036.55 | 94.99 | 3147.91 | 99.61 |
7 | Colon and rectum cancers | 152.06 | 15.09 | 26.54 | 2.65 | 1334.38 | 130.06 | 1512.98 | 147.80 |
8 | Liver cancer | 142.39 | 3.37 | 19.38 | 0.46 | 7748.74 | 156.02 | 7910.51 | 159.85 |
9 | Breast cancer | − | 23.39 | − | 5.23 | − | 607.95 | − | 636.57 |
10 | Larynx cancer | 29.68 | 0.32 | 7.08 | 0.07 | 870.57 | 6.38 | 907.32 | 6.78 |
11 | Diabetes mellitus | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
12 | Alcohol use disorders | 413.76 | 49.43 | 290.11 | 34.63 | 10,387.47 | 1148.14 | 11091.34 | 1232.20 |
13 | Epilepsy | 128.81 | 7.42 | 38.69 | 2.26 | 835.70 | 48.77 | 1003.20 | 58.44 |
14 | Hypertensive heart disease | 686.51 | − | 357.35 | − | 2303.25 | − | 3347.12 | − |
15 | Ischemic heart disease | − | 27.36 | − | 3.40 | − | 477.04 | − | 507.80 |
16 | Ischemic stroke | 152.78 | − | 54.72 | − | 2722.73 | − | 2930.22 | − |
17 | Hemorrhagic stroke | 74.88 | 15.56 | 18.88 | 3.92 | 8380.68 | 1257.70 | 8474.43 | 1277.18 |
18 | Cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, endocarditis | 36.23 | 6.64 | 7.48 | 1.39 | 608.38 | 139.83 | 6.08 | 147.86 |
19 | Cirrhosis of the liver | 235.11 | 45.60 | 69.44 | 13.60 | 20544.89 | 3195.11 | 2849.43 | 3254.31 |
20 | Pancreatitis | 83.02 | − | 23.66 | − | 956.20 | − | 1062.88 | − |
21 | Road injury | 1.63 | 0.98 | 0.86 | 0.52 | 36,834.11 | 10987.87 | 36,836.60 | 10,989.37 |
22 | Drowning | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 2320.67 | 477.16 | 2320.70 | 477.17 |
23 | Exposure to mechanical forces | 1.85 | 0.85 | 3.32 | 1.52 | 1033.94 | 188.59 | 1039.1 | 190.96 |
24 | Self-harm | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10,453.54 | 2490.77 | 10,453.58 | 2490.82 |
25 | Interpersonal violence | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 4036.37 | 868.54 | 4036.80 | 869.16 |
| Â | Total | 3972.21 | 397.92 | 1329.62 | 110.50 | 13,4424.70 | 23,493.95 | 139,726.53 | 24,002.38 |
4370.13 | 1440.12 | 157,918.66 | 163,728.91 | ||||||