Table 4.
Cost burden and catastrophic health expenditure in different socioeconomic condition
| Income group | Direct cost as percentage of monthly household income | Percentage of household spending for healthcare expenditure as a share of monthly household income | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 15% | 20% | 25% | ||
| Poorest quintile (≤10,000) | 21.45% (17.32%-25.58%) |
49.20% (43.66%-54.75%) |
40.51% (35.18% - 46.08%) |
31.83% (26.88% - 37.23%) |
27.01% (22.35% - 32.23%) |
| 2nd quintile (10,001- 12,000) |
11.6% (9.18%-14.02%) |
39.64% (30.94% - 49.05%) |
26.13% (18.77% - 35.12%) |
16.22% (10.43% - 24.33%) |
9.91% (5.55% - 17.06%) |
| 3rd quintile (12,001-18,000) |
9.35% (7.92%-10.79%) |
31.84% (26.04%-38.26%) |
16.14% (11.86%-21.59%) |
10.31% (6.94% - 15.06%) |
7.17% (4.43% - 11.41%) |
| 4th quintile (18,001-30,000) |
6.45% (5.27%-7.64%) |
20.62% (16.10%-26.02%) |
10.12% (6.97% - 14.46%) |
5.84% (3.54% - 9.47%) |
2.33% (1.05% - 5.11%) |
| Upper quintile (30,000+) |
4.21% (3.34%-5.08%) |
8.22% (4.71%-13.95%) |
4.79% (2.29% - 9.75%) |
4.11% (1.85% - 8.87%) |
1.37% (0.34% - 5.34%) |
| Overall | 11.75% (10.37%-13.14%) |
31.77% (29.02% - 34.66%) |
21.37% (18.99% - 23.97%) |
15.36% (13.30% - 17.68%) |
11.35% (9.57% - 13.43%) |
| Rich–poor ratio | 0.196 | 0.167 | 0.118 | 0.129 | 0.051 |
| Rich–poor difference | −17.240 | −40.980 | −35.720 | −27.720 | −25.640 |