Table 2:

Scenario analyses relating to year of epidemiologic data, discount rate, time horizon and source of vaccine effectiveness

ScenarioTotal costs per 1000 pregnant women, $*Total QALYs per 1000 pregnant womenIncremental cost of vaccination per QALY gained, $*
VaccineNo vaccineVaccineNo vaccine
Base case17 404441773 016.473 016.144 729
Year
 200617 579633973 015.473 015.026 660
 200717 464508973 017.273,016.837 024
 200817 525575073,017.173 016.730 961
 200917 437476673 015.773 015.440 811
 201017 210229773 016.873 016.6100 348
 201117 224244873 015.773 015.593 145
 201217 691755173 015.673 015.120 463
 201317 248270373 016.873 016.682 554
 201417 244267273 016.273 016.083 076
 201517 415453373 017.673 017.342 772
Discount rate, %
 017 4134521117 249.1117 248.729 365
 317 397434950 463.650 463.459 594
 517 394429534 738.134 737.975 872
50-yr time horizon17 402439560 992.160 991.954 398
Vaccine effectiveness28 (n = 96)18 569440973 017.873 017.555 031
  • Note: QALY = quality-adjusted life-year.

  • * In 2019 Canadian dollars.

  • Bolded values represent scenarios under which vaccination during pregnancy would be cost-effective assuming a willingness to pay per QALY gained of $50 000.