The cost-effectiveness of government actions to reduce sodium intake through salt substitutes in Vietnam

Table 6 Estimated costs accrued with each salt substitution strategy (per capita per annum) from the cost-effectiveness model, Vietnam

Parameter	No intervention	Voluntary	Subsidised	Regulatory
Average salt substitute strategy costs per capita per year	0 ₫	0 ₫	63 ₫ (US$ 0.002)	37 ₫ (US$ 0.002)
Average salt reformulation cost per capita per year	0 ₫	0 ₫	473 ₫ (US$ 0.02)	0 ₫
Average healthcare cost per capita per year	15,050 ₫ (US$ 0.65)	15,001 ₫ (US$ 0.65)	13,896 ₫ (US$ 0.62)	11,534 ₫ (US$ 0.50)
Average total cost per capita per year	15,050 ₫ (US$ 0.65)	15,001 ₫ (US$ 0.65)	14,433 ₫ (US$ 0.62)	11,571 ₫ (US$ 0.50)
*Average total incremental cost* per capita *per year*		*−49 ₫ (US$ 0.002)*	*−617 ₫ (US$ 0.03)*	*−3479 ₫ (US$ 0.15)*
*Total incremental savings per year*^a		*4775 m ₫ (US$ 205,764)*	*59,873 m ₫ (US$ 2,579,547)*	*337,603 m ₫ (US$ 14,545,300)*

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