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. 2023 Jul 22;23:784. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09761-5

Table 4.

Prevalence, attributable percentage of total catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) and average annual spending (standard deviation) of financial catastrophism due to out-of-pocket payments for health, dental care, in Spain (€). Year 2008

Region (Nª household) YEAR 2008 Threshold 10% Threshold 20% Threshold 30% Threshold > or equal to 40% Average cost per item (Standard deviation)
Andalusia (n:2328) Catastrohic health expenditure 11,59% 4,51% 2,62% 1,67% 998,17 € (sd: 3.413,55)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 4,81% 2,41% 1,50% 1,07% 471,49 € (sd: 3.180,32)
Catas. dental/catas. health 41,48% 53,33% 57,38% 64,10%
Aragon (n:927) Catastrohic health expenditure 12,18% 4,63% 2,58% 1,72% 1070,82€(sd:2.520,42)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 5,50% 2,48% 1,94% 1,40% 544,13€(sd:2.148,77)
Catas. dental/catas. health 45,13% 53,49% 75,00% 81,25%
Asturias (n:816) Catastrohic health expenditure 10,78% 5,26% 3,06% 1,96% 1.089,75€(sd:3.334,69)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 4,17% 2,94% 1,84% 1,35% 550,68€(sd:2.900,75)
Catas. dental/catas. health 38,64% 55,81% 60,00% 68,75%
Balearic Islands (n:803) Catastrohic health expenditure 9,46% 3,73% 2,24% 1,24% 993,89€(sd:2.646,34)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 3,24% 1,74% 0,87% 0,75% 426,81€(sd:2.057,05)
Catas. dental/catas. health 34,21% 46,67% 38,89% 60,00%
Canary Islands (n:980) Catastrohic health expenditure 11,73% 4,38% 2,65% 1,32% 1.008,83€(sd:3.410,37)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 3,78% 1,43% 0,82% 0,41% 373,61€(sd:3.108,10)
Catas. dental/catas. health 32,17% 32,56% 30,77% 30,77%
Cantabria (n:749) Catastrohic health expenditure 11,08% 4,80% 2,80% 2,53% 978,34€(sd:2.429,34)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 4,41% 2,27% 1,74% 1,60% 418,29€(sd:1.743,23)
Catas. dental/catas. health 39,76% 47,22% 61,90% 63,16%
Castille Leon (n:1440) Catastrohic health expenditure 9,93% 4,09% 2,43% 2,01% 984,15€(sd:3.476,16)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 4,17% 2,01% 1,18% 0,97% 433,75€(sd:2.582,69)
Catas. dental/catas. health 41,96% 49,15% 48,57% 48,28%
Castille-La Mancha (n:1098) Catastrohic health expenditure 9,65% 4,82% 2,64% 1,82% 922,12€(sd:2.405,53)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 3,92% 2,73% 1,18% 0,91% 421,76€(sd:1.880,50)
Catas. dental/catas. health 40,57% 56,60% 44,83% 50,00%
Catalonia (n:2047) Catastrohic health expenditure 10,74% 4,59% 2,49% 1,46% 1.127,13€(sd:3.361,28)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 4,89% 2,54% 1,22% 0,83% 483,77€(sd:2.511,71)
Catas. dental/catas. health 45,45% 55,32% 49,02% 56,67%
Valencia Region (n:1644) Catastrohic health expenditure 12,77% 5,59% 3,40% 2,37% 1.205,81€(sd:3.3310,47)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 5,17% 2,92% 1,76% 1,40% 557,91€(sd:2.810,34)
Catas. dental/catas. health 40,48% 52,17% 51,79% 48,97%
Extremadura (n:946) Catastrohic health expenditure 13,53% 6,02% 3,06% 2,11% 798,78€(sd:1746,77)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 3,38% 1,90% 1,06% 0,85% 259,98€(sd:1.121,61)
Catas. dental/catas. health 25,00% 31,58% 34,48% 40,00%
Galicia (n:1367) Catastrohic health expenditure 11,45% 4,97% 2,99% 1,68% 1.002,10€(sd:2.505,80)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 4,17% 2,41% 1,39% 1,02% 433,16€(sd:2.156,80)
Catas. dental/catas. health 36,31% 48,53% 46,34% 60,87%
Madrid Region (n:1458) Catastrohic health expenditure 10,35% 5,07% 2,53% 1,57% 1.243,47€(sd:3.377,05)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 4,53% 2,95% 1,51% 0,96% 564,72€(sd:2.344,44)
Catas. dental/catas. health 43,71% 58,11% 59,46% 60,87%
Murcia Region (n:996) Catastrohic health expenditure 10,54% 3,51% 2,51% 1,60% 960,31€(sd:2.126,92)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 3,01% 1,31% 1,00% 0,70% 321,01€(sd:1.188,21)
Catas. dental/catas. health 28,57% 37,14% 40,00% 43,75%
Navarre Region (n:1433) Catastrohic health expenditure 10,46% 4,74% 2,86% 1,95% 1.306,46€(sd:4.395,38)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 4,40% 2,51% 1,88% 1,47% 678,34€(sd:3.810,31)
Catas. dental/catas. health 42,00% 52,94% 65,85% 75,00%
Basque Country (n:2057) Catastrohic health expenditure 9,57% 4,61% 3,11% 2,13% 1.249,80€(sd:4.039,71)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 5,01% 2,97% 1,99% 1,46% 705,24€(sd:3.707,82)
Catas. dental/catas. health 52,28% 64,21% 64,06% 68,18%
Rioja (n:703) Catastrohic health expenditure 12,09% 5,83% 2,84% 2,13% 971,54€(sd:2.163,48)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 4,69% 2,42% 1,28% 0,71% 410,29€(sd:1.700,53)
Catas. dental/catas. health 38,82% 41,46% 45,00% 33,33%
Ceuta and Melilla (n:228) Catastrohic health expenditure 12,28% 3,94% 1,31% 0,87% 848,79€(sd:1.701,79)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 2,19% 0,88% 0,44% 0,44% 293,63€(sd:1.267,41)
Catas. dental/catas. health 17,86% 22,22% 33,33% 50,00%
National average Catastrohic health expenditure 11,12% 4,73% 2,67% 1,79% 987,38€(sd:2.756,05)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 4,19% 2,27% 1,37% 1,02% 293,63€(sd:1.267,41)
Catas. dental/catas. health 38,02% 47,70% 50,37% 55,78%