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  • Health Economics
  • Social Sciences

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  • Alcohol consumption is a significant risk factor with widespread societal and individual consequences.
  • Estimating the economic burden of alcohol is challenging due to varying data availability and digitalization across regions.
  • There is a need for universally applicable methods to ensure comparability of cost-of-illness studies globally.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present generalizable methods for estimating the economic costs associated with excessive alcohol consumption.
  • To highlight the importance of data availability and ease of application in cost-of-illness analyses.
  • To provide a framework for comparable global assessments of alcohol-related economic burdens.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Czech Republic in 2017.
  • Employed a combination of top-down, bottom-up, and human capital approaches.
  • Incorporated attributable fractions to quantify alcohol-related costs across healthcare, social care, law enforcement, and public administration.

Main Results:

  • The total economic cost related to alcohol in 2017 was estimated at 0.66% of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
  • Lost productivity accounted for the largest portion of the total cost, representing 54.45%.
  • All identified costs associated with alcohol consumption were deemed avoidable.

Conclusions:

  • Recommended the generalization of methods for estimating the cost of illness, including those related to alcohol.
  • Emphasized the need to consider data availability and regional specifics when applying cost-estimation methodologies.
  • Advocated for approaches that accommodate the diverse needs of individuals with addiction or disabilities.