title: The costs of interpersonal violence--an international review.
abstract: This article reviews evidence of the economic impact of interpersonal violence internationally. In the United States, estimates of the costs of interpersonal violence reach 3.3% of GDP. The public sector-and thus society in general-bears the majority of these costs. Interpersonal violence is defined to include violence between family members and intimate partners, and violence between acquaintances and strangers that is not intended to further the aims of any formally defined group or cause. Although these types of violence disproportionately affect poorer countries, there is a scarcity of studies of their economic impact in these countries. International comparisons are complicated by the calculation of economic losses based on foregone wages and income, thus undervaluing economic losses in poorer countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. hwaters@jhsph.edu
authors.forename: Hugh Richard
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Waters
authors.forename: Adnan Ali
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hyder
authors.forename: Yogesh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rajkotia
authors.forename: Suprotik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Butchart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010380:Peer Review; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000191:economics*