"Cost of Illness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The personal cost of disease which may be economic, social, or psychological. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, or QUALITY OF LIFE. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care.
| Descriptor ID |
D017281
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.165 N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182 N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046
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| Concept/Terms |
Cost of Illness- Cost of Illness
- Illness Cost
- Illness Costs
- Sickness Cost
- Costs, Sickness
- Burden of Illness
- Illness Burden
- Illness Burdens
- Cost of Disease
- Economic Burden of Disease
- Disease Cost
- Cost, Disease
- Costs, Disease
- Disease Costs
- Cost of Sickness
- Sickness Costs
- Costs of Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cost of Illness" by people in Profiles.
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Financial toxicity and psychosocial distress of breast and cervical cancer patients at a tertiary healthcare facility in south-western Nigeria. BMC Womens Health. 2026 04 09; 26(1).
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ASCO State of Cancer Care in America Special Report 2025: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials in the United States. JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Dec; 21(12):1746-1758.
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Reducing alcohol-associated liver disease burden in the general population. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 12; 10(12):1117-1131.
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Burden and Cost of Gastrointestinal, Liver, and Pancreatic Diseases in the United States: Update 2024. Gastroenterology. 2025 05; 168(5):1000-1024.
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Patient and physician perspectives on disease burden in chronic spontaneous urticaria: A real-world US survey. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2025 03; 134(3):315-323.e3.
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Financial Toxicity of Long-Term Survivors Who Underwent Pancreatoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. J Surg Oncol. 2025 Feb; 131(2):232-241.
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Cost burden of cirrhosis and liver disease progression in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: A US cohort study. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2024 Sep; 30(9):929-941.
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Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysis. Chin Med J (Engl). 2025 Jan 05; 138(1):41-48.
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The Public Health and Economic Impact of Drug Overdose Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025; 29(4):325-331.
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Disability-Adjusted Life Years Due to Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States: A CARES Surveillance Group Study. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023 05; 16(5):e009786.