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Table 2 Specific characteristics of the top-down studies and results of composite analysis

From: The global economic burden of COVID-19 disease: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Country

Direct cost ($US PPPa)

Indirect cost ($US PPPa)

Direct cost (% HE)

Direct cost (% GDP)

Indirect cost (% GDP)

Total cost (% HE)b

Total cost (% GDP)

Viscusi et al. (2021) [36]

USA

-

5,500,000

-

-

26.32

157a

26.32

Santos et al. (2021) [37]

Brazil

951.4

-

0.69a

0.07

-

0.69

0.07

Zhao et al. (2021) [38]

China

860.1

629,559.1

0.11a

0.006

4.28

80.03

4.28

John et al. (2021) [39]

India

-

658.6

-

-

0.02

0.82

0.02

Nurchis et al. (2020) [40]

Italy

-

610.7

-

-

0.03

0.37

0.03

Gonzalez Lopez et al. (2020) [41]

Spain

8657.7

396,020

7.40a

0.68

30.90

345.80

31.58

Debone et al. (2020) [42]

Brazil

-

23,065.1

-

-

1.60

16.65

1.60

Unweighted mean

   

2.73

0.25

10.53

85.91

9.13

Weighted (by population) mean

   

0.39

0.03

4.81

50.89

4.54

  1. aAll cost converted to $US 2020 (PPP), the number is ($ million), bhealth expenditure is for 2019