Foodborne Illness Cost Calculator: Salmonella

ERS estimates that the annual economic cost of salmonellosis—the illness caused by the Salmonella bacterium—is $2,646,750,437 (2008 dollars). This estimate is for all cases of salmonellosis, not just foodborne cases. The estimate includes medical costs due to illness, the cost (value) of time lost from work due to nonfatal illness, and the cost (value) of premature death. It excludes a number of other potential costs, such as those associated with chronic complications, disutility for nonfatal illness, pain and suffering, travel, childcare, etc. Review ERS per case assumptions and calculation descriptions. See Consumer Price Index components and ERS assumptions for information on dollar value conversions.

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ERS cost estimate: Salmonella, from all sources, 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 dollars Tree diagram    Pie chart    Cost component Didn't visit physician; survived Change per case costs for Severity 1 Visited physician; survived Change per case costs for Severity 2 Hospitalized; survived Change per case costs for Severity 3 Visited physician / hospitalized; died Change per case costs for Severity 4 Total Number of cases (Change number of cases) 1,224,547 157,738 14,487 415 1,397,187 All illness dollars   Medical: 0 57,076,864 153,589,349 3,987,769 214,653,982     Medications 0 0 0 0 0     Office visits 0 26,400,609 1,212,345 49,613 27,662,567     Emergency room 0 6,893,939 1,899,463 54,413 8,847,815     Outpatient visit 0 23,782,316 1,456,146 41,713 25,280,176     Hospitalization 0 0 149,021,395 3,842,030 152,863,425   Productivity, nonfatal 64,069,371 27,433,889 6,810,739 240,399 98,554,397   Disutility, nonfatal 0 0 0 0 0   Premature death 0 0 0 2,333,542,058 2,333,542,058 ERS total cost, 2008 64,069,371 84,510,753 160,400,087 2,337,770,226 2,646,750,437 ERS average cost per case, 2008 52 536 11,072 5,633,181 1,894