Table 7.

Estimation of obesity-related expenditure in Uruguay.

Direct Cost of Obesity USA according to Cawley and Meyerhoefer (2012) 209,700.00Million US dollars (expressed in dollars of 2008)
Average population in USA 2000–2005285.00Million
Direct cost per head of obese people in USA according to literature735.79Expressed in American dollars of 2008
Estimated direct cost per head of obese people in UY (Expenditure USA/UY = 6.5 times)113.20Expressed in American dollars of 2008
Estimated direct cost per head of obese people in UY (Expenditure USA/UY = 6.5 times)130.00Expressed in American dollars of 2016 (variation of CPI in USA 14.84%)
Population in UY 20163.44Millions
Estimated health cost of taking care of obesity in UY according to Cawley and Meyerhoefer (2012) 447.20Million US dollars (expressed in dollars of 2016)
Source: Own data

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