The Higher School of Economics (HSE) has assessed the economic… (ожирение · ввп · потеря)
The Higher School of Economics (HSE) has assessed the economic losses caused by obesity-related mortality in Russia. According to researchers, diseases associated with excess weight and obesity cause annual damages comparable to 0.7% of the country's GDP.
Consensus
- Obesity-related diseases cause significant annual economic losses in Russia.
- The estimated loss amounts to 1.25 trillion rubles per year.
- This loss corresponds to 0.7% of Russia's GDP.
- The study is based on data from Rosstat, labor market statistics, and demographic information.
- The analysis used the human capital methodology with adjustments for projected GDP growth and social discount rate.
Points of divergence
- The research was conducted by Professor Marina Kolosnitsyna and her postgraduate student Anastasiya Deeva, titled 'Economic Consequences of Excess Weight: Assessment of GDP Losses in Russia'. — vesti
- The study includes data from 2023 and its projected values for GDP. — vesti
- Women with obesity of the second and third degree who have not responded to non-surgical weight loss methods and meet certain criteria are entitled to free bariatric surgery under state programs, according to Natalia Mokrysheva from the Federal State Budgetary Institution 'NMIK Endocrinology named after Academician I.I. Dedov'. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- HSE estimates economic losses from obesity-related mortality — Вести
- Obese Russians cost the economy 1.25 trillion rubles — Новости Москвы