Table 4. Median utilization ratesa for different types of facilities, by World Bank country income classification.
Country classification/facility type | Facility utilization ratea | Percentage of total utilization |
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Low-income (n = 11) | ||
Outpatient facility | 34.2 | 74 |
Mental hospital | 4.0 | 10 |
General hospital | 1.1 | 1 |
Lower-middle-income (n = 30) | ||
Outpatient facility | 104.3 | 82 |
Mental hospital | 9.0 | 10 |
General hospital | 3.9 | 5 |
Upper-middle-income (n = 9) | ||
Outpatient facility | 101.6 | 70 |
Mental hospital | 23.7 | 19 |
General hospital | 9.2 | 4 |
All (n = 50) | ||
Outpatient facility | 102 | 79 |
Mental hospital | 9 | 10 |
General hospital | 4 | 3 |
a Calculated as the number of people treated annually for schizophrenic disorders in each type of mental health facility divided by the total number of patients with schizophrenic disorders treated annually in all mental health facilities.
Note: The total percentage does not take into account that individuals may have received treatment at more than one type of treatment facility.