Table 2 Total public health expenditure in the first 6 months and 6 years of life
From: Incremental cost of premature birth – a public health care payer perspective from Hungary
Gestational age groups (weeks) | Number (proportion) of infants | Total public health expenditure (% of the total expenditure in the given period), thousand, Euro | |
|---|---|---|---|
In the first 6 months of life | In the 6 years of life | ||
≤ 27 | 234 (0.25%) | 3 751 (5.4%) | 4 585 (3.2%) |
28–31 | 938 (1.0%) | 8 313 (11.9%) | 9 991 (7.1%) |
32–36 | 6 801 (7.3%) | 14 690 (21.0%) | 21 363 (15.1%) |
premature ( ≤ 36) | 7 973 (8.6%) | 26 753 (38.3%) | 35 939 (25.4%) |
≥ 37 | 85 151 (91.4%) | 43 112 (61.7%) | 105 548 (74.6%) |
Total | 93 124 | 69 866 | 141 487 |