Table 2

Overall cost of injuries in South Korea

Type of cost	NHI+AID		AI		Total
Type of cost	Costs	%	Costs	%	Costs	%
Direct costs	3586	12.9	1116	9.2	4703	11.8
Direct healthcare costs	2591	9.3	450	3.7	3041	7.6
Direct non-healthcare costs	995	3.6	667	5.5	1662	4.2
Patient travel costs	343	1.2	42	0.3	385	1.4
Caregiver costs	652	2.4	625	5.2	1277	3.2
Indirect costs	24 161	87.1	10 973	90.8	35 134	88.2
Premature death	15 883	57.2	8484	70.2	24 367	61.2
Absence from work	1328	4.8	757	6.3	2085	5.2
Disability	6950	25.0	1733	14.3	8683	21.8
Total costs	27 747	100.0	12 090	100.0	39 837	100.0

Unit: millions of dollars (exchange rate, 1 US$=948 Korean won in 2006).
AI, Automobile Insurance; AID, National Medical Care Aid; NHI, National Health Insurance.