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Table 3 Prevalence and intensity of catastrophic health expenditures by residence area from 2008 to 2015

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

Year

Index

Residency area

Total

Rural

Urban

2008

CHE %a (95% CI)b

3.49 (3.26–3.91)

2.15 (1.87–2.42)

2.57 (2.34–2.78)

Overshoot %

0.57

0.38

0.44

MPO %

16.45

17.69

17.25

2009

CHE % (95% CI)

3.83 (3.58–4.31)

2.52 (2.08–2.95)

2.91 (2.57–3.24)

Overshoot %

0.82

0.47

0.58

MPO %

21.35

18.87

19.83

2010

CHE % (95% CI)

3. 86 (3.56–4.22)

2.81 (2.48–3.13)

3.09 (2.84–3.34)

Overshoot %

0.66

0.67

0.65

MPO %

17.21

23.76

20.86

2011

CHE % (95% CI)

3.13 (2.6–3.07)

1.55 (1.39–1.75)

1.99 (1.80–2.17)

Overshoot %

0.34

0.21

0.26

MPO %

11.02

13.63

12.94

2012

CHE % (95% CI)

3.53 (3.19–3.84)

1.94 (1.68–2.21)

2.36 (2.13–2.57)

Overshoot %

0.41

0.24

0.29

MPO %

11.65

12.35

12.26

2013

CHE % (95% CI)

4.59 (4.23–4.98)

2.61 (2.32–2.92)

3.15 (2.90–3.39)

Overshoot %

0.60

0.37

0.44

MPO %

13.11

14.05

14.00

2014

CHE % (95% CI)

4.38 (4.02–4.72)

2.69 (2.40–3.01)

3.15 (2.90–3.39)

Overshoot %

0.61

0.33

0.42

MPO %

14.06

12.33

13.50

2015

CHE % (95% CI)

4.38 (4.03–4.74)

2.81 (2.50–3.14)

3.25 (3.00–3.51)

Overshoot %

0.59

0.35

0.42

MPO %

13.57

12.43

12.88

  1. aPrevalence of CHE b 95% confidence interval (CI)