Table 3.
Trends in health financing for households with and without older people
| Variable | 2004 | 2009 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity to pay (US$)a | |||
| Households without older people | 107.8 | 162.0 | 199.7 |
| Households with older people | 102.1 | 164.2 | 189.6 |
| Rural | 80.4 | 122.7 | 158.0 |
| Urban | 221.5 | 345.4 | 308.4 |
| Out-of-pocket payments as proportion of capacity to pay (%) | |||
| Households without older people | 8.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| Households with older people | 10.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 |
| Rural | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Urban | 9.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| Catastrophic expenses at 40 % threshold (%) | |||
| Households without older people | 6.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Households with older people | 9.2 | 7.7 | 6.5 |
| Rural | 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Urban | 7.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Catastrophic expenses at 10 % threshold (%) | |||
| Households without older people | 21.7 | 17.9 | 18.3 |
| Households with older people | 29.3 | 27.6 | 28.3 |
| Rural | 30.0 | 30.0 | 31.1 |
| Urban | 25.5 | 16.7 | 17.7 |
| Impoverishment (%) | |||
| Households without older people | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
| Households with older people | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
| Rural | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.9 |
| Urban | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| Indebted for paying health care costs (%) | |||
| Households without older people | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Households with older people | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| Rural | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Urban | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
aConstant 2014 KHR converted to US$