Statistics - Urology Week 24 - 30 September 2023

Press release: Incontinence costs European society over 40 million Euros per year

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Ten percent of the GDP (€ 17 trillion) in the EU is spent on healthcare which is approximately € 2,500 per citizen per year.

An increasing life expectancy comes with lower quality of life and higher costs.

Ten percent of daily medical care involves urology.

Twenty-five million or 16% of Europeans aged 40 years and above experience some symptoms of urinary incontinence.

The costs of urinary incontinence in just six countries adds up to €7 billion.

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