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Table 4 Distribution of total health financing as a proportion of household consumption expenditure by quintile in Ghana

From: Who pays for health care in Ghana?

 

Financing sources

Socio-economic status

General taxa

NHILa

NHI contributionsb

OOP paymentsa

Quintile 1 (poorest)

1.50%

0.55%

0.08%

2.87%

Quintile 2

1.62%

0.59%

0.09%

2.83%

Quintile 3

1.84%

0.64%

0.09%

2.61%

Quintile 4

2.31%

0.73%

0.11%

2.18%

Quintile 5 (richest)

3.17%

0.98%

0.13%

2.76%

  1. a GLSS 2005/2006 data b SHIELD 2008 data