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Table 7 Share of OOPPs in each income quintile that is spent on each service: equivalized basic needs line, modified WHO approach (continued)

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

Percentage of each income quintile that is spent on each service

2013

2015

Medicines

Medical products

Outpatient care

Dental

Travel

Inpatient care

Medicines

Medical products

Outpatient care

Dental

Travel

Inpatient care

Catastrophic expenditure (20% threshold)

Poorest

55.05

1.44

22.27

0.00

2.16

10.08

45.54

0.97

39.37

0.12

1.56

12.43

2nd

55.94

0.07

28.24

0.11

2.00

13.64

32.94

0.46

34.51

0.01

2.34

29.73

3rd

50.70

0.00

23.14

1.57

1.61

22.78

26.47

0.69

36.87

1.11

6.54

28.33

4th

50.27

0.02

36.83

0.00

1.86

11.02

26.39

3.67

29.15

0.06

4.82

35.91

Richest

54.13

0.11

19.56

0.00

1.65

24.55

27.76

0.00

21.23

0.01

3.74

47.27

Catastrophic expenditure (30% threshold)

Poorest

55.05

1.44

22.27

0.00

2.16

19.08

45.53

0.97

39.37

0.12

1.56

12.43

2nd

55.94

0.07

28.24

0.11

2.00

13.64

32.98

0.47

34.35

0.01

2.33

29.86

3rd

49.55

0.00

22.85

0.17

2.77

24.10

24.50

0.78

36.26

0.95

6.40

31.11

4th

47.95

0.01

39.09

0.00

1.28

11.67

24.73

4.61

26.89

0.07

3.86

39.83

Richest

54.00

0.13

16.47

0.00

1.78

27.62

26.33

0.00

17.54

0.00

3.73

52.40

Catastrophic expenditure (40% threshold)

Poorest

55.05

1.44

22.27

0.00

2.16

19.08

45.54

0.97

39.37

0.12

1.56

12.43

2nd

55.94

0.07

28.24

0.11

2.00

13.64

32.91

0.47

34.29

0.01

2.34

29.98

3rd

49.87

0.00

21.47

1.81

1.65

25.21

22.63

0.90

37.22

0.85

5.92

32.48

4th

47.21

0.01

38.62

0.00

1.18

12.99

24.03

4.86

24.51

0.00

3.33

43.27

Richest

55.91

0.16

14.92

0.00

2.11

26.90

27.43

0.00

13.12

0.00

2.60

56.85