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Table 1 Out-of-Pocket Spending on Government and Private Services and Government Unit Costs for Specific Services

From: Benefit incidence analysis in public health facilities in India: utilization and benefits at the national and state levels

Type of Service

Type of Expenditure

Mean of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure per Visit and Public Unit Cost (Rupees)

Percent of Individuals Utilizing Care with Out-of-Pocket Expenditure

Outpatient

Total OOP

869.40

93%

Public OOP

605.33

84%

Private OOP

971.25

97%

Unit Cost of Government Service

2472.92

–

Inpatient

Total OOP

17,081.91

99%

Public OOP

6922.64

99%

Private OOP

26,368.66

99%

Unit Cost

7362.41

–

Delivery

Total OOP

5128.66

89%

Public OOP

3067.05a

87%

Private OOP

8371.54

98%

Unit Cost Primary Level Facility

2472.92

–

Unit Cost Hospital

7362.41

–

  1. a This is an average of primary OOP (2462.50) and hospital OOP (3221.30) for deliveries