Table 1:

Cost-effectiveness per 1000 pregnant women of vaccination in pregnancy with tetanus–diphtheria–acellular pertussis vaccine

VariableVaccineNo vaccineIncremental
Cost, $*
 Vaccine17 000017 000
 Treatment of pertussis in infant4044416−4012
 Treatment of pertussis and adverse events in woman0.11−1
 Total17 404441712 987
No. of pertussis cases
 Infants0.0650.710−0.645
 Women0.0060.001−0.005
QALYs
 Infants41 020.441 020.10.3
 Women31 966.031 966.00.0
 Total73 016.473 016.10.3
Incremental cost per QALY gained, $*44 301
  • Note: QALY: quality-adjusted life-year.

  • * In 2019 Canadian dollars.