Table 1

Average direct medical and transportation costs for managing patients who died from selected NCDs in 2020

Duration of treatment (days)Average no of hospital visit (appointments)Average no of days on admissionAverage direct medical costs per personAverage direct non-medical costs (transportation)Average direct costs per person
ABCDEF=D + E
Lung Ca
49.21.626.7₦484 445.46₦25,707.16₦510 152.62
US$1343.82US$71.31US$1415.13
Liver Ca*
16.6116.6₦300 764.15₦8186.12₦308,950.27
US$834.30US$22.71US$857.00
Liver cirrhosis
21.7113.9₦235 131.27₦2990.55₦238 121.83
US$652.24US$8.30US$660.53
  • *Duration on treatment (management) for liver ca was the same as days on admission for all patients whose records were found because they were all admitted on the day of presentation and stayed on admission until demise.

  • NCDs, non-communicable diseases.