Economic burden of lives lost due to COVID-19 in New York State. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Aim: To examine the economic impact of lives lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic across New York State. Materials & methods: Death counts by age range and period life expectancy were extracted from the NYS Department of Health, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Social Security Administration website. Years of potential life lost and value of statistical life (VSL) were calculated. Results: The average years of potential life lost per person was 12.72 and 15.13, and the VSL was US$119.62 and 90.45 billion, in NYS and NYC, respectively. VSL was greatest in Queens and Brooklyn, followed by the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island. Conclusion: New York City, specifically Queens and Brooklyn, bore the greatest economic burden of lives lost across the state.

publication date

  • June 1, 2021

Research

keywords

  • COVID-19

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC8171309

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85110663541

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.2217/cer-2021-0086

PubMed ID

  • 34060343

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 10

issue

  • 11