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title: Sleep disorders costing us billions, national study reveals
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# [Sleep disorders costing us billions, national study reveals](https://www.sleepvantage.com.au/news/news-and-information/2014/in-the-news-sleep-disorders)

 Written by [ResSleep](https://www.sleepvantage.com.au/news/author/ressleep) | February 15, 2014

#### SLEEP disorders cost the Victorian economy an estimated $1.2 billion a year.

This includes more than $66 million for health care costs of the disorders and $133 million for care of medical conditions attributable to sleep disorders. It also encompasses $1 billion for productivity losses and non-medical costs arising from sleep-loss related accidents.

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