Fig. 7.
Access to basic chronic care without catastrophic expenditure for adults aged 50 years or older with chronic illness, by national income and health expenditure, in six middle-income countries, 2007–2010
US$: United States dollars.
Notes: Chronic illness was defined as being diagnosed with at least one chronic disease. Catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditure was defined as expenditure more than 30% of annual household per capita income, after the deduction of food expenditure at the last outpatient visit. Household income quintiles were based on annual household per capita income. Figures for gross national income per capita were adjusted for purchasing power parity.
