Table 1

Average direct medical and non-medical costs by healthcare service type

DiagnosisMean total healthcare cost per hospitalisation (SD) in thousand VND and in US$Mean of total healthcare cost per outpatient visit (SD) in thousand VND and in US$
Lung cancer67 374 (54 157)
US$3203 (2574)
7128 (21 574)
US$339 (1026)
Upper aerodigestive tract cancers84 505 (28 499)
US$4017 (1355)
4203 (2643)
US$200 (126)
COPD12 470 (6997)
US$593 (333)
1223 (2201)
US$58 (105)
Ischaemic heart disease36 690 (50 097)
US$1744 (2381)
1846 (4895)
US$88 (233)
Stroke14 528 (9795)
US$691 (466)
1385 (4057)
US$66 (193)
  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; VND, Vietnamese dong.