Table 5 Economic burden of AD from societal perspective in Malaysia expressed in percentage in GDP2022
From: Annual societal cost of Alzheimer’s disease in Malaysia: a micro-costing approach
DOSM | WHO | |
|---|---|---|
Number of elderly aged 65 and above, E65 | 2,376,600 (2.38 million) | 2,546,220 (2.55 million) |
Expected Prevalence of AD, P | 8.5% | |
Mean annual societal cost of AD per capita, (RM/USD) | RM 39,287.92 or USD 8,624.85 | |
Estimated older people with AD | 202,011 | 216,429 |
Economic burden of AD from societal perspective in Malaysia (RM) | RM 7,936,592,007.12 (RM7.9 billion) | RM 8,503,033,451.30 (RM8.5 billion) |
Economic burden of AD from societal perspective in Malaysia (USD) | USD 1,740,480,703.32 (USD 1.7 billion) | USD 1,864,700,318.26 (USD 1.9 billion) |
Malaysia Domestic Gross Product 2022, GDP2022 (RM/USD) | RM1,791.358 billion ~ USD$ 388.24 billion | |
Percentage in GDP2022, % | 0.44 | 0.47 |