Table 1.
Total and average costs of outpatient and hospital procedures for spina bifida in Brazil in the 2010–2019 period, stratified by age group.
Table 2.
Total and average costs of outpatient and hospital procedures for encephalocele in Brazil in the 2010–2019 period, stratified by age group.
Table 3.
Total and average costs of outpatient and hospital procedures for anencephaly in Brazil in the 2010–2019 period.
Fig 1.
Annual variation of the total cost of outpatient and hospital procedures for neural tube defects (spina bifida, encephalocele, and anencephaly) in Brazil from 2010–2019.
Note: The costs refer to amounts reimbursed by the Ministry of Health to providers based on the SIGTAP table. The amounts were adjusted for inflation for each year, according to the IPCA, and represent prices in December 2019.
Table 4.
Prevented cases and cost savings due to folic acid fortification in Brazil from 2010–2019.