Blog Banrep | Financial burden of chronic noncommunicable diseases in Colombia
This new entry refers to a chapter of a recent document in the Ensayos sobre Política Económica Journal (ESPE in Spanish), which estimates the costs of these types of diseases and their macroeconomic impact on the Colombian health care system.
Publication Date:
Thursday, 07 March 2024
17:25
Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of mortality in the world. These diseases are mainly associated with older age groups and, therefore, their financial burden is expected to increase progressively due to the aging of the population and risk factors derived from unhealthy lifestyle habits. In Colombia, the rise in the prevalence of these diseases has a direct effect on health care system costs, not only because of the treatments and drugs used, but also because of the increase in the population with these comorbidities, making it a challenge for the management of the sector's finances.
