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Millions of Australians experience migraine, with the condition costing the economy $35.7 billion a year, a new report has revealed.


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Millions of Australians experience migraine, with the condition costing the economy $35.7 billion a year, a new report has revealed.


A new report has added weight to the sentiment that migraine is far from inconsequential, showing it costs the Australian economy about $35.7 billion a year.

The Deloitte Access Economics Migraine in Australia paper says that includes $14.3 billion worth of health system costs, about $2.2 billion of which are paid by those experiencing the condition.

About $16.3 billion of the costs to the economy are in lost productivity.

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