The Gallup analysis finds the largest concentrations in the West â and not just in the expected places like San Francisco and Portland, Ore. Among the nationâs 50 largest metropolitan areas, Denver and Salt Lake City are also in the top 10.
The most significant cost increase occurred in treatment for people with melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer. The study found that the cost of treatment jumped 106 percent, rising from $2,320 annually to $4,789 annually.
The expected treatment cost required due to a single incidence of measles ranged from US$ 43 in Nicaragua to US$ 210 in Argentina and averaged at US$ 190 per measles in the entire LAC region. The total cost of measles treatment during this period is US$ 29 million for the countries in our data set.Once the administrative cost and cost of treatment was taken into account, the unit cost was the highest in Jamaica at US$ 12.71 and the lowest in Venezuela at US$ 1.27.or the countries for which data was available, the total discounted cost of the routine program for 2000â2020, or the cost that must be undertaken yearly, is US$ 376.4 million, of which US$ 29 million is required for measles treatment. This cost is US$ 392 million when extrapolated to the entire LAC region. Fig.