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Table 1 Savings due to lower prevalence of otitis media associated with changes in exclusive breastfeeding

From: The economic benefits of increasing breastfeeding rates in Spain

 

Children born in 2014

 

EBF (%)

EBF

No EBF

Total Cases

Total Costs

Savings

15

63,945

362,358

208,036

485,690,930

 

40

170,521

255,782

178,195

416,022,149

69,668,781

50

213,152

213,152

166,258

388,154,637

97,536,293

70

298,412

127,891

142,385

332,419,612

153,271,318

100

426,303

0

106,575

248,817,075

236,873,855

  1. Note: we obtained the number of children born in 2014 in Spain from the Spanish National Statistical Institute data. In this table EBF refers to exclusive breastfeeding rates at hospital discharge. The prevalences of otitis media (OM) among EBF children and AF children were 0.25 and 0.53, respectively. The unitary cost was €2334.65