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. 2007 Sep;41(3):110–117. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v41i3.55277

Table 6.

Distribution of the catastrophic out-of-pocket payment head-count by expenditure quintile

Quintile Combined
(Threshold)
Before exemption
(Threshold)
After Exemption
(Threshold)
2.5% 5.0% 10.0% 2.5% 5.0% 10.0% 2.5% 5.0% 10.0%
1 48.55 20.94 9.8 54.54 23.78 10.48 46.38 19.74 9.21
2 30.51 11.35 4.0 33.57 12.59 4.20 28.19 9.83 3.60
3 31.11 13.78 4.7 33.79 16.55 4.83 29.70 12.87 4.62
4 29.84 13.36 4.9 29.07 12.06 4.96 31.47 14.75 5.24
5 33.18 14.25 6.7 35.66 15.38 9.79 31.02 13.20 4.95

Source: Computed from survey data