| Sumario: | Objetive. To determine the economic impact of mortality by AIDS in Colombia, 1997 –2001. Methods. Descriptive study that analyzed the data of mortality of the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the Lost Years of Potential Life –LYL- and Lost Years of Potential Life Productive – LLYP- I walk Program EPIDAT 3.0. In order to value the economic impact the methodology developed by the Group of Economy of the Health of the University of Cartagena was used. Results. For the period 9 were registered, 484 deaths by AIDS, 7.848 in men (87,7%) and 1,635 in women (12.3%). The rate of mortality ad percent thousand people was of 4.6 (7, 5 for men and 1, 6 for women) and the mortality reason man woman was of 4,8:1. The APVP were 363,911, (average annual of 72, 782). The rate of APVP per 1000 inhabitant went 1, 56 to beginning and 1, 98 at the end of period or. The average contribution of each case was of 38, 4 APVP. The APVPP by AIDS were 333,612 (91,7% of the total) that represent an economic loss of between 641 and 1351 million dollars PPA of 2001 equivalent ones to between 1.5 2.9 of the GIP of Colombia of the 2001. Conclusions. The present study shows as the AIDS generates Lost due to decreases in the individual productivity by diminution of capacities in the work and losses of the human capital by deaths in the economically active populationKey Words: (DeSC) AIDS; Mortality; Colombia; Analysis Economic
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