Data and Code for: The Economic Burden of Dementia in India

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Marco Angrisani, University of Southern California; Maria Casanova, California State University Fullerton; Jinkook Lee, University of Southern California; Erik Meijer, University of Southern California

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Project Description

Summary: This paper provides the first estimate of the economic cost borne by Indian individuals living with dementia and their families based on nationally- and state-wise representative data from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI). We found that the annual household cost attributable to dementia was $571. This is a significant figure, equivalent to 20 percent of annual healthcare spending by the Indian government. Our results identify important differences in cost components relative to high-income countries, emphasizing the need for culturally tailored interventions to support people living with the condition and their families in the Indian context.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Cost of dementia; Dementia; India; Informal care

JEL Classification:
      I10 Health: General
      I19 Health: Other
      O53 Economywide Country Studies: Asia including Middle East

Geographic Coverage: National

Universe: The underlying data are from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI), a nationally representative survey of Indian individuals aged 60 and above who were interviewed between 2017 and 2019. Additional data on average state-level wages of urban male and female workers were obtained from India's Periodic Labor Force Survey.

Data Type(s): survey data

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