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Table 2 Slope and relative index of inequality for catastrophic health expenditure by residence and governorate in Iraq, 2007 and 2012

From: Equity and determinants in universal health coverage indicators in Iraq, 2000–2030: a national and subnational study

Country / Residence / Governorate

2007

2012

SII (95% CI)

RII (95% CI)

SII (95% CI)

RII (95% CI)

National

2.3 (1.3–3.2)

1.7 (1.3–2.1)

11.5 (10.0–12.9)

2.4 (2.1–2.6)

Place of residence

 Urban

3.1 (1.9–4.2)

2.2 (1.6–2.8)

13.7 (11.8–15.6)

2.8 (2.4–3.2)

 Rural

2.2 (0.4–3.9)

1.6 (1.0–2.2)

9.1 (6.8–11.4)

2.0 (1.6–2.3)

Governorate

 Anbar

1.9 (-1.4–5.1)

2.1 (-0.5–4.8)

11.6 (5.8–17.4)

2.4 (1.3–3.5)

 Babil

2.3 (-1.5–6.0)

1.9 (-0.1–4.0)

4.4 (-3.6–12.3)

1.3 (0.6–2.0)

 Baghdad

6.5 (2.7–10.3)

4.8 (0.8–8.8)

17.0 (12.2–21.9)

4.9 (2.7–7.0)

 Basrah

3.7 (-0.9–8.3)

1.9 (0.4–3.3)

6.2 (0.5–12.0)

1.6 (0.9–2.3)

 Diala

1.7 (-1.1–4.5)

2.2 (-0.4–4.8)

16.6 (10.1–23.1)

3.2 (1.8–4.7)

 Duhok

-2.6 (-7.5–2.4)

0.6 (0.0–1.2)

6.5 (-1.0–14.0)

1.4 (0.9–1.9)

 Erbil

1.2 (-3.3–5.8)

1.3 (0.1–2.5)

16.8 (10.6–23.1)

2.3 (1.6–3.0)

 Karbala

0.4 (-2.3–3.1)

1.2 (-0.1–2.4)

15.7 (6.5–24.8)

5.5 (0.2–10.7)

 Kirkuk

5.2 (1.1–9.3)

4.4 (-0.1–8.8)

6.3 (-2.7–15.2)

1.4 (0.7–2.1)

 Missan

1.3 (-3.1–5.7)

1.4 (0.0–2.7)

21.2 (14.8–27.6)

8.0 (3.2–12.3)

 Muthana

1.7 (-2.3–5.7)

1.6 (-0.1–3.2)

4.9 (-2.2–12.0)

1.6 (0.5–2.7)

 Nainawa

2.0 (-2.2–6.1)

1.5 (0.2–2.8)

6.9 (2.3–11.4)

2.1 (1.1–3.1)

 Najaf

0.1 (-4.7–4.9)

1.0 (0.1–1.9)

7.7 (-0.6–16.0)

2.0 (0.6–3.3)

 Qadissiyah

3.3 (-2.9–9.5)

1.5 (0.4–2.5)

6.4 (-1.6–14.3)

1.7 (0.6–2.7)

 Salahaddin

0.4 (-1.9–2.7)

1.2 (0.0–2.4)

13.3 (7.9–18.7)

3.2 (1.7–4.7)

 Sulaimaniya

1.0 (-3.3–5.2)

1.3 (-0.1–2.6)

-0.2 (-4.3–3.8)

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

 Thiqar

1.6 (-2.6–5.8)

1.4 (0.1–2.8)

11.5 (5.0–18.0)

3.2 (1.2–5.2)

 Wasit

4.7 (0.9–8.6)

4.2 (-0.2–8.5)

8.1 (1.1–15.1)

1.7 (0.9–2.4)

  1. SII Slope index of inequality, RII Relative index of inequality, CI Confidence interval