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Table 12 Health spending profile of the poor and non-poor

From: Health equity in Lebanon: a microeconomic analysis

 

Poor

($4.4 per day)

Non-poor

($4.4 per day)

Total

Share of spending on healthcare

4.7%

7.3%

6.6%

Catastrophic health payments

2.0%

6.4%

5.2%

Out of pocket expenditures per head (LL)

78,211

403,078

313,796

  1. Source: Authors' estimate from 2004/2005 Household Survey