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Table 3 Financial protection in China and Vietnam

From: Advancing universal health coverage in China and Vietnam: lessons for other countries

 

Households experiencing catastrophic health expenditure

Household impoverishment due to health expenditure

China

Vietnam

China

Vietnam

2008

2013

2004

2008

2014

2008

2013

2004

2008

2014

Insurance status

Insured

NAa

4.4%

5.2%

1.6%

NAa

4.1%

3.3%

1.7%

Uninsured

8.0%

6.9%

2.3%

5.9%

4.5%

2.1%

By location

Rural

10.5%

13.0%

6.6%

6.5%

2.6%

3.1%

5.9%

5.2%

4.5%

2.2%

Urban

16.5%

15.2%

3.1%

3.1%

1.6%

9.7%

7.3%

1.2%

1.1%

0.7%

By income quintile

1st(poorest)

19.5%

26.1%

5.5%

7.8%

2.8%

9.3%

11.9%

6.2%

7.5%

1.8%

2nd

15.5%

15.8%

6.1%

6.0%

2.6%

8.9%

12.0%

12.1%

8.6%

6.4%

3rd

13.4%

12.4%

6.4%

5.5%

2.0%

7.9%

6.9%

2.2%

1.5%

0.3%

4th

12.0%

11.5%

5.5%

4.5%

2.0%

4.8%

3.9%

0.2%

0.1%

0.0%

5th

9.0%

8.1%

4.9%

3.6%

2.0%

2.6%

1.7%

0.0%

0.0%

0.1%

Total

 

13.5%

14.1%

5.7%

5.5%

2.3%

6.4%

7.0%

4.1%

3.5%

1.7%

  1. Sources: Center for Health Statistics and Information, NHFPC. An Analysis Report of National Health Services Survey in China, 2013 (in Chinese), Health Insurance Statistics 2008–2012, 2013–2014, Vietnam Social Security
  2. aIHE and CHE were calculated based on household, while in China, individuals in the same household may have different insurance schemes therefore this indicator is not available in China