07.01.10. What is the estimated cost of dementia? | Mexico

07.01.10. What is the estimated cost of dementia? | Mexico

13 Jul 2022

Using unit costs for other conditions and international estimates when local unit costs were not available, the ADI World Report 2016 (Prince et al., 2016) costing estimates of the pathway of dementia care in Mexico show that the costs of the task-shifted pathways are relatively low compared to overall healthcare spending, and puts the cost of the pathway in 2015, per diagnosed person in Mexico at $39 USD (or $3.90 per person with dementia). This likely reveals that specialised services are not available and that little is done and performed in primary care where resources are not available or are lower than in the secondary or tertiary care level. For example, this is reflected in the salaries for general practitioners compared to the specialists’ ones.

References:

Prince, M., Comas-Herrera, A., Knapp, M., Guerchet, M., & Karagiannidou, M. (2016). World Alzheimer Report 2016 Improving healthcare for people living with dementia. Coverage, Quality and costs now and in the future. In Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI).