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Table 3 Total cost of CNCDs of all individuals reporting at least one CNCD in MWK

From: The economic burden of chronic non-communicable diseases in rural Malawi: an observational study

 

Mean

Median

Inter-quartile range

Direct cost as % of total cost of illness

Total CNCD sample (n = 475)

1040.82

40

(1000, 0)

56.8 %

Chronic pain conditions (n = 126)

926.92

200

(1268, 0)

51.6 %

Chronic respiratory conditions (n = 98)

623.60

0

(900, 0)

60.8 %

Chronic cardiovascular conditions (n = 95)

1723.99

200

(1600, 0)

54.0 %

Chronic sense organ conditions (n = 65)

465.35

0

(357, 0)

66.4 %

Chronic neuropsychiatric conditions (n = 47)

1465.64

50

(951, 0)

65.2 %

Chronic digestive conditions (n = 42)

929.05

70

(1268, 0)

53.3 %