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Table 3 Catastrophic health care expenditure, and mean OOPP expenditure (daily per capita) at different levels of threshold by different approaches

From: Catastrophic health care expenditure in Myanmar: policy implications in leading progress towards universal health coverage

 

Share of respondents who experienced catastrophic health care expenditure

Mean OOPP expenditure, in MMK / in USD

2013

2015

2013

1 USD = 858 MMK

2015

1 USD = 1050 MMK

Equivalized basic needs line, standard WHO approach:

 Catastrophic expenditure (20% threshold)

20.90

17.85

291/0.3

603/0.6

 Catastrophic expenditure (30% threshold)

12.50

9.79

385/0.4

855/0.8

 Catastrophic expenditure (40% threshold)

7.00

6.35

526/0.6

1074/1.0

Equivalized basic needs line, modified WHO approach:

 Catastrophic expenditure (20% threshold)

47.80

46.78

142/0.2

263/0.3

 Catastrophic expenditure (30% threshold)

43.00

41.37

142/0.2

255/0.2

 Catastrophic expenditure (40% threshold)

40.60

38.54

138/0.2

247/0.2