Chart 15-9. Proportion of survey respondents who experienced catastrophic health spending (out-of-pocket health spending >40% nonfood expenditures) and distress financing after cardiovascular disease–related hospitalization, divided by income strata.
Differences across income strata were considered statistically significant (P<0.05) for China (catastrophic health spending and distress financing), India (catastrophic health spending), and Tanzania (catastrophic health spending and distress financing).
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