Simple calculator to estimate the medical cost of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa

Table 2 Medical costs per individual per year for uncomplicated diabetes and for complications (in United States dollars) in the four countries

Medical condition	Bénin				Burkina Faso				Guinea				Mali
	Public sector		Private sector		Public sector		Private sector		Public sector		Private sector		Public sector		Private sector
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max
Uncomplicated diabetes	212	542	310	828	224	451	363	859	126	422	437	1093	137	335	390	869
Chronic complications - Basic medical cost for uncomplicated diabetes plus additional annual cost for single complication
Retinopathy	320	686	421	987	306	532	465	984	187	488	511	1243	177	374	524	1002
Stroke	233	576	672	1360	241	469	1644	2155	135	432	1267	1937	147	345	687	1850
Nephropathy	850	1920	1614	3198	783	1299	2578	3412	808	1578	2366	4256	491	1808	1516	4069
Hypertension	345	751	1256	2065	377	605	2074	2590	367	667	1784	2655	293	556	1212	2408
Ischemic heart disease	535	1297	1050	2188	496	785	1943	2577	313	612	1484	2553	441	1324	1002	2881
Diabetic foot	694	1533	1103	2386	923	1337	2447	4294	527	877	1717	3393	484	1424	1043	3172
Acute complications - Basic annual medical cost for uncomplicated diabetes plus additional cost per episode of acute complication
Keto acidosis	406	802	576	1297	387	665	1036	1936	222	531	726	1758	243	463	606	1391
Infected diabetic foot requiring hospitalization	728	1539	1020	3860	729	1702	6886	12043	667	1129	2897	6679	698	1340	1709	5802
Stroke (acute phase)	637	1117	834	1935	576	1064	2316	4147	510	933	1427	3315	455	705	1003	2266