Chapter 3: Economic Burden Figure 147. Economic cost of lost output due to digestiv e disease related morbidity in 2019, as a percentage of GDP, for 31 UEG member countries, by disease United Kingdom Italy Slovenia Croatia Serbia Lithuania Austria Hungary Norway Poland Germany Bulgaria Slovakia Latvia Belgium Montenegro Finland Sweden Romania Denmark Czechia France Switzerland Spain Netherlands Luxembourg Greece Portugal Turkey Ireland Israel 0.0 0.1 Appendicitis Chronic liver diseases Gallbladder and biliary diseases Gastritis and duodenitis 0.2 % of GDP Gastroesophageal reflux disease Inflammatory bowel disease Inguinal, femoral, and abdominal hernia Pancreatitis Source: authors' compilation using methods and data detailed in Appendix. Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstr uction Peptic ulcer disease Vascular intestinal disorders Other digestive diseases 0.3 0.4 White Book 2: Part 1 167