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Table 1 Proportion of households facing catastrophic health expenditure (CHE), impoverishment and out-of-pocket payments for dental care in low, lower middle and upper middle income countries

From: The impact of out-of-pocket payments for dental care on household finances in low and middle income countries

Income group

Country

CHE

Impoverishment

Paid for dental care

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

Low

Bangladesh

29.8

(8.0–31.6)

10.8

(9.6–12.1)

7.9

(6.9–9.0)

Income

Burkina Faso

12.4

(11.0–14.0)

5.3

(4.5–6.2)

1.7

(1.3–2.2)

Countries

Chad

6.6

(5.1–8.3)

3.1

(2.2–4.2)

3.3

(2.4–4.4)

 

Comoros

21.1

(19.1–23.2)

10.2

(8.6–12.0)

9.4

(7.7–11.4)

 

Congo, Republic

19.7

(14.1–26.3)

10.2

(6.6–14.9)

6.2

(2.9–11.2)

 

Ivory Coast

14.6

(12.6–16.7)

6.9

(5.5–8.5)

4.0

(3.0–5.1)

 

Ethiopia

7.1

(5.7–8.8)

3.0

(2.3–3.9)

1.8

(1.2–2.7)

 

Ghana

11.5

(10.1–13.0)

4.4

(3.6–5.3)

2.4

(1.7–3.1)

 

India

19.4

(17.8–21.1)

9.2

(7.9–10.5)

6.8

(5.5–8.2)

 

Kenya

6.9

(5.8–8.2)

3.1

(2.4–3.9)

4.5

(3.5–5.8)

 

Lao PDR

12.9

(11.3–14.6)

6.1

(5.2–7.2)

1.5

(1.1–2.0)

 

Malawi

4.3

(3.5–5.2)

2.0

(1.5–2.5)

1.7

(1.3–2.3)

 

Mauritania

4.8

(3.5–6.5)

2.2

(1.5–3.0)

7.5

(5.8–9.6)

 

Myanmar

11.5

(10.0–13.1)

3.9

(3.3–4.6)

1.5

(1.1–2.0)

 

Pakistan

23.4

(20.5–26.5)

9.6

(8.1–11.2)

10.0

(7.3–13.2)

 

Senegal

9.3

(7.0–12.0)

2.9

(1.7–4.6)

10.3

(7.8–13.2)

 

Vietnam

12.8

(10.2–15.7)

4.3

(3.2–5.7)

2.0

(1.1–3.4)

Lower

Bosnia & Herzegovina

9.7

(7.0–13.1)

2.5

(1.7–3.6)

14.6

(8.4–22.9)

Middle

Brazil

19.8

(18.3–21.4)

8.0

(7.0–8.9)

13.4

(12.1–14.8)

Income

China

15.6

(13.3–18.0)

5.3

(3.8–7.0)

2.5

(1.8–3.4)

Countries

Dominican Republic

8.8

(7.1–10.7)

4.4

(3.5–5.3)

5.5

(4.4–6.7)

 

Georgia

11.1

(9.1–13.2)

3.5

(2.6–4.5)

12.4

(9.6–15.5)

 

Kazakhstan

15.1

(11.8–18.9)

3.5

(2.4–4.9)

10.7

(8.6–13.0)

 

Morocco

20.3

(18.5–22. 2)

7.6

(6.3–9.0)

8.3

(6.7–10.1)

 

Namibia

3.1

(2.4–3.8)

1.2

(0.8–1.7)

2.3

(1.6–3.1)

 

Paraguay

14.4

(13.2–15.7)

5.3

(4.6–6.0)

12.3

(11.1–13.7)

 

Philippines

12

(10.9–13.2)

4.5

(3.9–5.2)

4.7

(3.9–5.7)

 

Russian Federation

8.4

(6.2–11.0)

3.3

(2.0–5.1)

23.7

(19.8–27.9)

 

South Africa

4.3

(3.3–5.6)

1.7

(1.1–2.3)

4.8

(3.3–6.9)

 

Swaziland

4.4

(3.0–6.2)

1.3

(0.7–2.1)

10.2

(7.4–13.5)

 

Tunisia

18.3

(16.5–20.1)

6.2

(5.3–7.2)

5.4

(4.5–6.4)

 

Ukraine

20.0

(15.4–25.1)

8

(5.2–11.6)

19.6

(14.8–25.0)

Upper

Croatia

4.9

(3.4–6.8)

1.5

(0.7–2.9)

7.4

(5.4–9.7)

Middle

Czech Republic

3.4

(1.9–5.4)

0.5

(0.1–1.4)

9.3

(5.7–14.1)

Income

Estonia

11.0

(9.0–13.2)

2.8

(2.0–3.8)

16.5

(14.0–19.3)

Countries

Latvia

11.1

(8.5–14.0)

3.7

(2.1–5.8)

11.9

(9.2–14.9)

 

Malaysia

4.1

(3.4–4.9)

1.6

(1.2–2.0)

6.1

(5.4–7.0)

 

Mauritius

11.6

(10.0–13.3)

1.9

(1.4–2.5)

5.5

(4.5–6.6)

 

Mexico

5.8

(5.3–6.3)

2.3

(2.0–2.5)

11.3

(10.7–11.9)

 

Uruguay

6.0

(4.1–8.2)

0.9

(0.7–1.2)

9.6

(7.8–11.7)