Table 5 Distribution of present value of human lives lost in Africa across economic groups and NTDs (in 2015 Int$ or PPP)
From: The monetary value of human lives lost due to neglected tropical diseases in Africa
NTDs | Group 1 Deaths in 2015 | Group 1 Present Values in 2015 INT$ | % | Group 2 Deaths in 2015 | Group 2 Present Values in 2015 INT$ | % | Group 3 Deaths in 2015 | Group 3 Present Values in 2015 INT$ | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
African Trypanosomiasis | 122 | 28 205 045 | 3.8 | 157 | 17 233 681 | 0.6 | 5132 | 192 392 224 | 13.6 |
Chagas disease | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Schistosomiasis | 1354 | 313 029 760 | 42.0 | 10 798 | 1 185 282 070 | 40.2 | 10 645 | 399 067 659 | 28.2 |
Leishmaniasis | 74 | 17 107 978 | 2.3 | 2467 | 270 799 302 | 9.2 | 3331 | 124 875 000 | 8.8 |
Lymphatic filariasis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Onchocerciasis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Cysticercosis | 832 | 192 349 158 | 25.8 | 6610 | 725 570 891 | 24.6 | 8907 | 333 912 225 | 23.6 |
Echinococcosis | 28 | 6 473 289 | 0.9 | 176 | 19 319 285 | 0.7 | 189 | 7 085 372 | 0.5 |
Dengue | 39 | 9 016 367 | 1.2 | 353 | 38 748 340 | 1.3 | 311 | 11 658 999 | 0.8 |
Trachoma | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Rabies | 504 | 116 519 202 | 15.6 | 4835 | 530 731 507 | 18.0 | 6883 | 258 035 011 | 18.2 |
Ascariasis | 167 | 38 608 545 | 5.2 | 932 | 102 304 398 | 3.5 | 604 | 22 643 200 | 1.6 |
Trichuriasis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Hookworm disease | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Food-borne trematodes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Leprosy | 106 | 24 506 023 | 3.3 | 561 | 61 580 222 | 2.1 | 1745 | 65 417 855 | 4.6 |
TOTAL | 3225 | 745 815 366 | 100 | 26 888 | 2 951 569 697 | 100 | 37 747 | 1 415 087 545 | 100 |