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Press release No. 316 of 27 July 2022 Per capita costs of illness for men and women continue to converge
In 2020, illnesses and health problems caused costs of 431.8 billion euros in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the costs of illness thus rose by a total of 28% compared with 2015. In the years from 2015 to 2020, the …
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Press release No. 347 of 29 September 2017 Cardiovascular diseases cause highest costs
The costs of illness caused by cardiovascular diseases amounted to 46.4 billion euros in Germany in 2015. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this group of diseases accounted for roughly 13.7% of the total costs of illness, …