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Quick Facts: Economic and Health Burden of Chronic Disease

Disease/Risk Factors Morbidity (Illness) Mortality (Death) Direct Cost/Indirect Cost

Arthritis

Arthritis affects 1 in 5, or 46 million, US adults, making it one of the most common chronic conditions. Nearly 19 million US adults report activity limitations because of arthritis each year. By 2030, nearly 67 million US adults are projected to have doctor-diagnosed arthritis and more than one-third of these adults will have limited activity as a result. From 1979-1998, the annual number of arthritis and other related rheumatic conditions (AORC) deaths rose from 5,537 to 9,367. In 1998, the crude death rate from AORC was 3.48 per 100,000 population.
 
The total costs attributable to arthritis and other rheumatic conditions (AORC) in the United States in 2003 was approximately $128 billion ($80.8 billion in medical care expenditures and $47 billion in earnings losses). This equaled 1.2% of the 2003 U.S. gross domestic product.

Cancer

More than 1.3 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States.

In 2005, more than 559,000 Americans died of cancer.

NIH estimates that the overall costs for cancer in the year 2008 at $228 billion in medical costs.

Diabetes

More than 23.6 million Americans have diabetes, and about 5.7 million don’t know that they have the disease. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death. Over 200,000 people die each year of diabetes-related complications. The estimated economic cost of diabetes in 2007 was $174 billion. Of this amount, $116 billion was due to direct medical costs and $58 billion to indirect costs such as lost workdays, restricted activity, and disability due to diabetes.

Heart Disease and Stroke

More than 80 million Americans currently live with a cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease and stroke, are the first and third leading causes of death for both men and women in the United States. They account for more than one-third (35.3%) of all U.S. deaths. The cost of heart disease and stroke in the United States in 2009 is projected to be more than $475 billion including direct and indirect costs.

Overweight/Obesity

More than one third of U.S. adults-more than 72 million people-and 16% of U.S. children are obese. The latest study from CDC scientists estimates that about 112,000 deaths are associated with obesity each year in the United States. In 2000, obesity-related health care costs totaled an estimated $117 billion.
 

Tobacco

An estimated 43.4 million adults in the United States smoke cigarettes. Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million have a serious illness caused by smoking. The economic burden of tobacco use is enormous: more than $96 billion in medical expenditures and another $97 billion in indirect costs.

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Page last reviewed: March 20, 2009
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Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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