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Table 14 Health-induced and health-obscured poverty

From: Health equity in Lebanon: a microeconomic analysis

Non-health poverty

   

Total poverty

Poor

Non-poor

Total

Poor:

Poor

Health-induced

 

Share of spending on health

4.5%

1.3%

4.2%

Out of pocket expenditures on health (LL)

59,433

21,924

55,853

Risk of catastrophic health payments

2.2%

0

2.0%

Non-poor:

Health-obscured

Non-poor

 

Share of spending on health

28.4%

6.7%

7.1%

Out of pocket expenditures on health (LL)

661,955

356,856

361,483

Risk of catastrophic health payments

46%

5.1%

5.8%

Total:

   

Healthshare

6.5%

6.6%

 

Out of pocket expenditures (LL)

109,544

350,958

 

Risk of catastrophic health payments

5.8%

5.1%

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