Table 5 Results in terms of health and costs, with and without the rotavirus vaccine program
From: Cost-effectiveness of introducing a rotavirus vaccine in developing countries: The case of Mexico
Variable | Without the program | With the program | Preventable by the vaccine (5th–95th percentile)* | % reduction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical visits | 122,134 | 50,670 | 71,464 (68,135 – 74,432) | 59% |
Hospital admissions | 7,585 | 2,545 | 5,040 (4,851 – 5,186) | 66% |
Deaths | 871 | 259 | 612 (593 – 628) | 70% |
Life-years saved | 43,411 (42,092 – 44,570) | |||
Discounted Life-years saved | 17,430 (16,888 – 19,908) | |||
Medical costs (thousands of dollars) | ||||
For medical visits | $ 4,046.74 | $ 1,671.90 | $ 2,374.84 (2,134 – 2,638) | 59% |
For hospital admissions | $ 7,905.79 | $ 2,649.22 | $ 5,256.57 (293 – 17,825) | 66% |
Cost of the vaccine | $ 56,400.00 | -$56,400.00 (NA) | ||
Cost of administration of the vaccine | $ 25,895.32 | -$25,895.32 (NA) | ||
Total medical costs | $11,952.53 | $ 86,616.44 | -$74,663.91 (-79,624 – -62,049) | |
Cost per case prevented (dollars) | $ 968.23 (796 – 1,054) | |||
Cost per hospitalization prevented (dollars) | $ 14,814.88 (12,277 – 16,045) | |||
Cost per death prevented (dollars) | $122,058.40 (101,113 – 131,226) | |||
Cost per life-year saved (dollars) | $ 1,719.93 (1,424 – 1,848) | |||
Cost per life-year saved (dollars, Discounted life-years) | $ 4,283.75 (3,548 – 4,606) |