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Foregone GDP Annually means not limited to -

a) aggregate annual cost of Absenteeism and Presenteeism; and

b) Opportunity Cost Foregone Of Expenditure On Health Care.

Based on information provided in the below two reports, the annual cost of -

(i) Absenteeism is $9 billion or 2% of GDP; and

(ii) Presenteeism is $25.7 billion or 5.7% of GDP.

Hence, as there is no current data on Opportunity Cost Foregone Of Expenditure On Health Care, the Foregone GDP Annually is not less than $34.7 billion or 7.7% of GDP.

Wesley Health Care "The Future@Work Health Report" notes "The study estimated the effect on the Australian economy from lost productivity due to ill health was $34.8 billion per annum or 4.2% of GDP."

See also Fifteen Problems, Adverse Costs, Sick at work - The cost of presenteeism to your business, employees and the economy - May 2007 Medibank Private, Health Care Costs and Drug Abuse Caused Crime