Prevalence and intensity of catastrophic health care expenditures in Iran from 2008 to 2015: a study on Iranian household income and expenditure survey

Table 2 Total consumption expenditure, food expenditure, capacity to pay, poverty line, and health expenditure from 2008 to 2015 (Numbers in thousand rials^a)

Year	Residency area	Total consumption expenditures^b	Food expenditures^b	Capacity to pay^b	Health expenditure^b (OOP)^c	Average poverty line^d
2008	Urban	8102	1696	6801	494	810
	Rural	4604	1692	3365	300	727
	Total	7084	1695	5780	437	812
2009	Urban	8563	1809	7147	563	899
	Rural	5049	1786	3693	394	775
	Total	7601	1802	6168	517	912
2010	Urban	9736	2097	8092	703	1042
	Rural	5830	2130	4258	444	954
	Total	8699	2107	7079	634	1011
2011	Urban	11,256	2634	9110	595	1334
	Rural	7100	2695	5032	401	1203
	Total	10,128	2650	8006	542	1293
2012	Urban	13,973	3599	11,170	746	1722
	Rural	9162	3736	6207	529	1829
	Total	12,730	3635	9845	690	1800
2013	Urban	17,571	4430	14032	1176	2231
	Rural	10,966	4582	7333	749	2233
	Total	15,818	4471	12,211	1062	2287
2014	Urban	20,032	4669	16,303	1341	2354
	Rural	11,749	4673	8019	781	2223
	Total	17,857	4670	14,105	1194	2393
2015	Urban	22,319	5020	18,333	1597	2289
	Rural	12,458	4737	8779	855	2525
	Total	19,756	4946	15,774	1404	2566

^aThe currency rate of 1 PPP $ (Purchasing power parity/International Dollar) in study years were as follows: 2008 = 3058.0, 2009 = 3133.5, 2010 = 3525.4, 2011 = 4809.1, 2012 = 5472.2, 2013 = 8434.0, 2014 = 8595.7 and 2015 = 8369.5; ^b Per-household per-month; ^c Out-of-pocket payment; ^d Poverty line per-person per-month

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