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Table 4 Societal cost of dementia (in millions SEK, adjusted to cost level of 2012) in 2012, 2005 and 2000 in different sectors

From: The societal costs of dementia in Sweden 2012 – relevance and methodological challenges in valuing informal care

 

2012

2005

2000

 

Costa

%

Costa

%

Cost

%

Medical care sector

2848

5.0%

2701

5.0%

3277

5.9%

Social care sector

44,681

78.1%

43,275

79.4%

45,542

82.5%

Informal care

9534

16.7%

8065

14.8%

6017

10.9%

Indirect costs

118

0.2%

447

0.8%

358

0.6%

Total costs

57,181

100.0%

54,487

100.0%

55,194

100.0%

Number of PWD

158,000

 

142,200

 

133,000

 

Cost per PWD (SEK)

361,902

 

383,173

 

414,989

 
  1. PWD Persons with dementia, SEK Swedish krona
  2. a1 € corresponds to SEK 8.77 and 1 US$ to SEK 6.96. Cost items are adjusted to be similar; thus, costs are not identical to Table 3 for 2012