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Table 6 Estimated costs accrued with each salt substitution strategy (per capita per annum) from the cost-effectiveness model, Vietnam

From: The cost-effectiveness of government actions to reduce sodium intake through salt substitutes in Vietnam

Parameter

No intervention

Voluntary

Subsidised

Regulatory

Average salt substitute strategy costs per capita per year

0 â‚«

0 â‚«

63 â‚« (US$ 0.002)

37 â‚« (US$ 0.002)

Average salt reformulation cost per capita per year

0 â‚«

0 â‚«

473 â‚« (US$ 0.02)

0 â‚«

Average healthcare cost per capita per year

15,050 â‚« (US$ 0.65)

15,001 â‚« (US$ 0.65)

13,896 â‚« (US$ 0.62)

11,534 â‚« (US$ 0.50)

Average total cost per capita per year

15,050 â‚« (US$ 0.65)

15,001 â‚« (US$ 0.65)

14,433 â‚« (US$ 0.62)

11,571 â‚« (US$ 0.50)

Average total incremental cost per capita per year

 

−49 ₫ (US$ 0.002)

−617 ₫ (US$ 0.03)

−3479 ₫ (US$ 0.15)

Total incremental savings per yeara

 

4775 m ₫ (US$ 205,764)

59,873 m ₫ (US$ 2,579,547)

337,603 m ₫ (US$ 14,545,300)

  1. aAssuming population of 97,040,334