| Table 3: Cost savings of needle exchange program over 5 years (in 1995 Canadian dollars)* | ||||
| Year | No. of cases prevented |
Cost of illness avoided, $ |
Cost of program, $ |
Cost savings† |
| 1 | 6 | 410 364 | 76 775 | 333 589 |
| 2 | 5 | 341 970 | 73 121 | 268 849 |
| 3 | 5 | 341 970 | 69 635 | 272 335 |
| 4 | 4 | 273 576 | 66 318 | 207 258 |
| 5 | 4 | 273 576 | 63 163 | 210 413 |
| Total | 24 | 1 641 456 | 349 012 | 1 292 444 |
| *Costs in years 2–5 are discounted to present value. | ||||
| †Cost of needle exchange program subtracted from cost of illness avoided. | ||||