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

Table 6.

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 2015

Region (Nª household) YEAR 2008 Threshold 10% Threshold 20% Threshold 30% Threshold > or equal to 40% Average cost per item (Standard deviation)
Andalusia (n:2401) Catastrohic health expenditure 21,74% 11,41% 6,91% 4,91% 896,06€(sd:2.251,33)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 8,62% 4,75% 3,17% 2,21% 393,67€(sd:1.952,55)
Catas. dental/catas. health 39,66% 41,61% 45,78% 44,92%
Aragon (n:984) Catastrohic health expenditure 18,19% 8,94% 5,89% 4,27% 1.064,03€(sd:2.961,16)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 7,83% 4,57% 3,46% 3,05% 524,88€(sd:2.500,09)
Catas. dental/catas. health 43,02% 51,14% 58,62% 71,43%
Asturias (n:886) Catastrohic health expenditure 15,91% 6,77% 4,85% 3,61% 1.057,39€(sd:2.872,95)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 5,64% 2,82% 2,26% 1,81% 386,68€(sd:1.699,32)
Catas. dental/catas. health 35,46% 41,67% 46,51% 50,00%
Balearic Islands (n:774) Catastrohic health expenditure 20,54% 10,72% 6,72% 4,52% 1.199,61€(sd:3.414,05)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 10,34% 5,43% 4,13% 2,84% 662,47€(sd:3.092,21)
Catas. dental/catas. health 50,31% 50,60% 61,54% 62,86%
Canary Islands (n:1013) Catastrohic health expenditure 16,58% 9,67% 5,43% 3,75% 962,68€(sd:2.050,06)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 3.95% 2,47% 1,58% 1,09% 296,93€(sd:1.368,66)
Catas. dental/catas. health 23,81% 25,51% 29,09% 28,95%
Cantabria (n:755) Catastrohic health expenditure 17,48% 9,14% 5,17% 3,71% 996,78€(sd:2.602,78)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 7,15% 4,50% 3,31% 2,65% 482,64€(sd:2.183,18)
Catas. dental/catas. health 40,91% 49,28% 64,10% 71,43%
Castille Leon (n:1477) Catastrohic health expenditure 9,48% 3,79% 2,37% 1,83% 850,39€(sd:2.242,03)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 2,84% 1,08% 0,88% 0,68% 382,43€(sd:1.786,79)
Catas. dental/catas. health 30,00% 28,57% 37,14% 37,04%
Castille-La Mancha (n:1217) Catastrohic health expenditure 14,05% 7,07% 4,60% 3,20% 1.067,16€(sd:3.051,22)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 5,01% 3,20% 2,63% 2,05% 558,45€(sd:2.699,03)
Catas. dental/catas. health 35,67% 45,35% 57,14% 64,10%
Catalonia (n:2022) Catastrohic health expenditure 7,96% 4,15% 2,27% 1,53% 1.171,42€(sd:3.574,55)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 2,52% 1,48% 0,99% 0,64% 592,05€(sd:3.195,78)
Catas. dental/catas. health 31,68% 35,71% 43,48% 41,94%
Valencia Region (n:1707) Catastrohic health expenditure 10,66% 4,80% 2,93% 2,11% 1.112,98€(sd:2.561,02)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 3,93% 2,40% 1,70% 1,29% 458,36€(sd:1.899,14)
Catas. dental/catas. health 36,81% 50,00% 58,00% 61,11%
Extremadura (n:995) Catastrohic health expenditure 16,58% 8,34% 5,83% 4,12% 905,01€(sd:2.260,85)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 5,13% 3,22% 2,51% 1,81% 380,27€(sd:1.991,19)
Catas. dental/catas. health 30,91% 38,55% 43,10% 43,90%
Galicia (n:1346) Catastrohic health expenditure 12,56% 6,76% 4,53% 2,82% 1.195,36€(sd:3.264,32)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 4,90% 2,82% 1,78% 1,34% 456,01€(sd:2.099,13)
Catas. dental/catas. health 39,05% 41,76% 39,34% 47,37%
Madrid Region (n:1640) Catastrohic health expenditure 9,51% 3,90% 1,95% 1,16% 1.160,80€(sd:2.380,07)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 4,39% 2,01% 1,28% 0,98% 528,71€(sd:2.025,39)
Catas. dental/catas. health 46,15% 51,56% 65,63% 84,21%
Murcia Region (n:904) Catastrohic health expenditure 21,13% 9,62% 4,87% 2,99% 933,43€(sd:2.083,80)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 6,42% 3,21% 1,77% 1,00% 372,60€(sd:1.693,20)
Catas. dental/catas. health 30,37% 33,33% 36,36% 33,33%
Navarre Region (n:739) Catastrohic health expenditure 21,24% 9,88% 5,55% 3,38% 1.183,11€(sd:2.792,74)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 7,85% 3,65% 2,84% 2,44% 508,82€(sd:2.130,34)
Catas. dental/catas. health 36,94% 36,99% 51,22% 72,00%
Basque Country (n:2219) Catastrohic health expenditure 5,68% 2,75% 1,71% 1,22% 1.212,66€(sd:3.869,82)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 2,57% 1,44% 1,17% 0,72% 531,55€(sd:3.080,38)
Catas. dental/catas. health 45,24% 52,46% 68,42% 59,26%
Rioja (n:729) Catastrohic health expenditure 19,20% 9,05% 5,35% 3,84% 947,19€(sd:2.298,04)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 7,54% 4,12% 3,02% 2,47% 452,67€(sd:1.918,27)
Catas. dental/catas. health 39,29% 45,45% 56,41% 64,29%
Ceuta and Melilla (n:245) Catastrohic health expenditure 28,16% 19,18% 10,20% 8,57% 1.475,83€(sd:5.276,07)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 8,57% 6,12% 3,27% 3,27% 757,05€(sd:5.082,93)
Catas. dental/catas. health 30,43% 31,91% 32,00% 38,10%
National Average Catastrohic health expenditure 15,93% 8,11% 4,84% 3,42% 1.020.63€(sd:2.726,68)
Catastrohic dental expenditure 5,96% 3,29% 2,32% 1,80% 459,28€(sd:2.231,45)
Catas. dental/catas. health 36,98% 41,75% 49,66% 54,24%