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EPIDEMIOLOGY The Economic Cost of Sleep Disorders 1 2 3 2 David R Hillman, MB, FRCPE, FANZCA ; Anita Scott Murphy, BEc ; Ral Antic, MB, FRACP ; Lynne Pezzullo, BEc 1 2 3 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth; Access Economics, Canberra; Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia Study Objectives: To determine the economic cost of sleep disorders in of $146 million for sleep disorders and $313 million for associated condi- Australia and relate these to likely costs in similar economies. tions, $1956 million for work-related injuries associated with sleep disor- Design and Setting: Analysis of direct and indirect costs for 2004 of ders (net of health costs), $808 million for private motor vehicle accidents sleep disorders and the fractions of other health impacts attributable to (net of health costs), $1201 million for other productivity losses, $100 mil- sleep disorders, using data derived from national databases (including lion for the real costs associated with raising alternative taxation revenue, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Australian Bureau and $2970 million for the net cost of suffering. of Statistics). Conclusions: The direct and indirect costs of sleep disorders are high. Measurements: Direct health costs of sleep disorders (principally, ob- The total financial costs (independent of the cost of suffering) of $4524 structive sleep apnea, insomnia, and periodic limb movement disorder) million represents 0.8% of Australian gross domestic product. The cost of a