A 10-year economic analysis of HIV management in Greece: evidence of efficient resource allocation

Figures & data

Figure 1. The average cost of HIV per person treated, 2010, 2015, 2019 (par values), Greece.

Table 1. HIV treatment cost, 2010, 2015, 2019 (par values), Greece.

	2010	2015	2019
Number of PLWH treated	5084^a	7878^b	10,523^7
Pharmaceutical cost, € (% change^c)	€39,137,097	€60,480,577 (54.5%)	€75,626,929 (25.0%)
Cost of hospitalizations, € (% change^c)	€12,425,171	€10,741,314 (−13.6%)	€5,420,818 (−49.5%)
Primary care cost, € (% change^c)	€165,738	€207,979 (25.5%)	€212,565 (2.2%)
Cost of diagnostic testing/ exams, € (% change^c)	€1,996,894	€2,844,273 (42.4%)	€3,260,762 (14.6%)
Total cost of HIV care, €^d (% change^c)	€53,724,900	€74,272,972 (38.2%)	€84,522,946 (13.8%)
Average pharmaceutical cost per person treated, € (% change^c)	€7698	€7677 (−0.3%)	€7187 (−6.4%)
Average cost of HIV care per person treated, € (% change^c)	€10,567	€9428 (−10.8%)	€8032 (−14.8%)

Notes: ^aAssessed based on data from ECDC¹³, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention¹⁴ and expert opinion; ^bAssessed based on data from the Hellenic Public Health Organization¹⁵ and expert opinion; ^cCompared to previous investigated year; ^dTotal cost of HIV care = Pharmaceutical cost + hospitalizations + primary care + diagnostic testing/exams.

Abbreviations. HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus; PLWH, People living with HIV.

Figure 2. The total cost of HIV, 2010, 2015, 2019 (par values), Greece.

Table 2. Life expectancy, life treatment cost and cost per life-year gained of PLWH, 2010, 2015, 2019, Greece.

Measure	Year
	2010	2015	2019
Life expectancy of PLWH at the age of 21 (additional years)	50.00^2	56.00^2	56.00^a
Life treatment cost per person	€198,068	€207,014	€193,801
Cost per life year gained (versus 2010)		€1491	−€711

Notes: ^aConservative assumption.

Abbreviations. PLWH, People living with HIV.

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Data availability statement

All sources of data supporting the results reported in the manuscript have been cited. Data sourced from expert opinion cannot be shared, as participants gave the researchers permission to use the provided data only for the analysis, but did not agree to sharing them or making them publicly available. Data from the IQVIA HIV panel survey cannot be shared due to business privacy restrictions. Retracted material can be made available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.