UNDP_KH_Cambodia_NCD_Investment_Case
The impact of NCDs on human health is only one part of the story, as they also result in high economic costs, far beyond direct costs of health care. NCDs reduce productivity at a macro-economic level by interrupting full participation in the labour force and a subsequent impact on individuals, those who care for them and the State. When people die prematurely, the labour output they would have produced in their remaining working years is lost. In addition, people who have a disease are more likely to miss days of work (absenteeism) or to work at a reduced productive capacity (reduced capacity at work). In low- and middle-income countries, it is estimated that NCDs will result in more than US$ 21 trillion in lost economic output between 2011 and 2030, nearly one third of that figure being attributable to CVD alone. For individuals and governments, the high financial burden of disease implies significant opportunity costs,2 including decreased investment in education, transport projects and other forms of human or physical capital that can have long-term returns.
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