Total Economic Cost of Disability in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, an estimated 500,000 adults serve as helpers for people with disabilities who cannot function without support. Assuming that all of these adults would otherwise be working, approximately 126 million days of work are lost annually. At an average daily wage rate of 1.86 USD per person, as of 2006, about \$234 million USD is lost in total each year.

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- Costs due to lack of access to unemployment.
- Costs due to children with disabilities not attending school
- Costs due to adults helping people with disabilities, forgoing work
- Costs due to children helping family member with disability, forgoing school

Contributing Factors to Cost of Disability in Bangladesh

Ali, Z., & Zulfiqar, A. (2014). Economics of Disability in Bangladesh. The National Archives: Richmond, UK.

Economics of Disability in Bangladesh

Due to disabilities, it is estimated that 463 thousand people between 6 and 15 years old are not in school. If each child went to school for about 6.37 years, the average number of years of schooling as of 2005, this would mean 3 million years of schooling are lost in total. It is estimated that the income lost due to lack of attendance is about 11 U.S. cents per person per day, or about \$26.2 million U.S. in total each year.

Lack of School Attendance Among Disabled Children in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, some children drop out of school to assist family members with disabilities. An estimated 500,000 children serve as helpers. Assuming an average of 6.37 years of schooling (as of 2005), this results in approximately 3.2 million lost years of schooling. The income lost due to this lack of attendance is estimated at 11 U.S. cents per person per day, totaling about \$28.2 million USD each year.

Economic Cost of Child Helpers in Bangladesh

Economic Cost of Adult Helpers in Bangladesh

It is estimated that 1.9 million people who would have been employed are not employed due to their disability, accounting for 751 million days of work. It is assumed that each hour of work would earn the average wage rate of 1.86 US dollars per person, as of 2006. This would mean that about \$891 million U.S. is lost in total each year.

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