Open AccessEstimates of the value of life lost from COVID-19 in Ohio
Author(s) -
Peter J. Mallow
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of comparative effectiveness research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.567
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2042-6313
pISSN - 2042-6305
DOI - 10.2217/cer-2020-0245
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , value of life , value (mathematics) , quality adjusted life year , public health , environmental health , gerontology , demography , economics , statistics , cost effectiveness , virology , risk analysis (engineering) , mathematics , disease , nursing , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , microeconomics , sociology
The economic burden of mortality due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) extends beyond the lives lost. Data from the Ohio Department of Public Health and Social Security Administration was used to estimate the years of potential life lost, 72,274 and economic value of those lost lives, US$17.39 billion. These estimates may be used to assess the risk-trade off of COVID-19 mitigation strategies in Ohio.