Table 5.
Mean monthly consumption expenditure and total medical expenditure per disease episode in US$ by wealth quintile
| Pneumonia* |
Diarrhoea* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wealth quintile | Mean monthly consumption expenditure (US$) | Mean total medical expenditure (US$) | Mean monthly consumption expenditure (US$) | Mean total medical expenditure (US$) |
| I | 56 | 3.17 (6%) | 48 | 3.18 (7%) |
| II | 90 | 4.71 (5%) | 89 | 4.58 (5%) |
| III | 107 | 9.13 (9%) | 115 | 4.84 (4%) |
| IV | 125 | 8.20 (7%) | 126 | 6.45 (5%) |
| V | 209 | 15.11 (7%) | 195 | 13.43 (7%) |
*For both conditions, medical costs per episode were four to five times greater in the highest wealth quintile compared with the lowest. The difference by wealth quintile was statistically significant for both conditions (p<0.001). The numbers in parentheses denote the mean total medical expenditure divided by the mean monthly consumption expenditure.