From: The economic costs of malaria in children in three sub-Saharan countries: Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya
 | Number of casesa | Household cost per episodeb | Health system cost per episodec | Total household costs | Total health system treatment cost | Total cost | Average treatment cost per case |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ghana |  | |||||
Uncomplicated malaria | 721,827 | 5.70 | 2.89 | 4,114,412 | 2,086,079 | 6.200,492 | Â |
Malaria hospitalization | 36,091 | 48.73 | 27.49 | 1,758,731 | 992,151 | 2,750,882 | Â |
Cerebral malaria | 1,643 | 49.17 | 27.49 | 80,792 | 45,169 | 125,960 | Â |
Sequelae | 256 | 106.95 | 122.89 | 27,426 | 31,514 | 58,940 | Â |
Death | 2,279 | 12,804.43 | Â | 29,187,094 | Â | 29,187,094 | Â |
Health system prevention costs | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 28,643,462 | Â |
TOTAL including costs associated with productivity loss due to death | Â | Â | Â | 35,168,455 | Â | 66,966,829 | Â |
TOTAL excluding costs associated with productivity loss death | Â | Â | Â | 5,981,361 | 3,154,913 | 37,779,735 | 11.99 |
 | Tanzania |  | |||||
Uncomplicated malaria | 3,979,828 | 3.56 | 1.75 | 14,168,187 | 6,964,699 | 21,132,886 | Â |
Malaria hospitalization | 178,155 | 19.82 | 18.56 | 3,531,024 | 3,306,549 | 6,837,573 | Â |
Cerebral malaria | 8,111 | 19.82 | 19.13 | 160,755 | 155,158 | 315,913 | Â |
Sequelae | 1,266 | 97.58 | 40.16 | 123,520 | 50,836 | 174,356 | Â |
Death | 21,254 | 7,461.95 | Â | 158,592,785 | Â | 158,592,785 | Â |
Health system prevention costs | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 103,520,000 | Â |
TOTAL including costs associated with productivity loss due to death | Â | Â | Â | 176,576,271 | Â | 290,573,513 | Â |
TOTAL excluding costs associated with productivity loss death | Â | Â | Â | 17,983,486 | 10,477,242 | 131,980,728 | 6.79 |
 | Kenya |  | |||||
Uncomplicated malaria | 2,567,086 | 8.68 | 2.77 | 22,282,304 | 7,110,827 | 29,393,132 | Â |
Malaria hospitalization | 648,270 | 32.28 | 20.86 | 20,926,168 | 13,522,920 | 34,449,088 | Â |
Cerebral malaria | 29,513 | 32.28 | 20.86 | 952,691 | 615,649 | 1,568,340 | Â |
Sequelae | 4,606 | 232.20 | 56.86 | 1,069,544 | 261,905 | 1,331,448 | Â |
Death | 17,222 | 8,225.85 | Â | 141,667,404 | Â | 141,667,404 | Â |
Health system prevention costs | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 42,300,000 | Â |
TOTAL including costs associated with productivity loss due to death | Â | Â | Â | 186,898,111 | Â | 250,709,412 | Â |
TOTAL excluding costs associated with productivity loss death | Â | Â | Â | 45,230,707 | 21,511,301 | 109,042,008 | 20.54 |