Economic burden of maternal mortality in the USA, 2018-2020

Aim: To evaluate the economic burden of age- and race/ethnicity-based US maternal mortality disparities. Economic burden is estimated by years of potential life lost (YPLL) and value of statistical life (VSL). Methods: Maternal mortality counts (2018-2020) were obtained from the CDC Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database. Life-expectancy data were obtained from the Social Security actuarial tables. YPLL and VSL were calculated and stratified by age (classified as under 25, 25-39, and 40 and over) and race/ethnicity (classified as Hispanic, non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black). Results: Economic measures associated with maternal mortality increased by an estimated 30%, from a YPLL of 32,824 and VSL of US$7.9 billion in 2018 to a YPLL of 43,131 and VSL of US$10.4 billion in 2020. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that age, race and ethnicity are major drivers of the US maternal mortality economic burden.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Journal of comparative effectiveness research - 11(2022), 13 vom: 09. Sept., Seite 927-933

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

White, Robert S [VerfasserIn]
Lui, Briana [VerfasserIn]
Bryant-Huppert, Joe [VerfasserIn]
Chaturvedi, Rahul [VerfasserIn]
Hoyler, Marguerite [VerfasserIn]
Aaronson, Jaime [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Health economics
Journal Article
Maternal mortality
Racial disparity
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 05.08.2022

Date Revised 16.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2217/cer-2022-0056

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM343538326