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Table 4 Share of respondents who experienced catastrophic health care expenditure, in each income quintile

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

 

2013

2015

Poorest

2nd

3rd

4th

Richest

Poorest

2nd

3rd

4th

Richest

Equivalized basic needs line, standard WHO approach

 Catastrophic expenditure (20% threshold)

22.50

26.50

18.00

20.00

17.50

17.17

15.88

17.60

18.88

19.74

 Catastrophic expenditure (30% threshold)

12.00

14.50

13.00

12.00

11.00

6.01

9.44

11.16

9.87

12.45

 Catastrophic expenditure (40% threshold)

5.50

7.0

7.00

8.00

7.50

3.43

6.87

6.44

6.44

8.58

Equivalized basic needs line, modified WHO approach

 Catastrophic expenditure (20% threshold)

73.00

78.00

45.50

25.00

17.50

78.97

77.68

35.19

21.46

20.60

 Catastrophic expenditure (30% threshold)

73.00

78.00

34.50

17.00

12.50

78.97

76.39

25.75

12.88

12.88

 Catastrophic expenditure (40% threshold)

73.00

78.00

31.00

12.50

8.50

78.97

75.97

18.88

9.44

9.44