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Table 3 Incidence of CHE at the three different levels of the CTP of the households for total, urban, and rural areas over 6 years in Iran

From: Trend and status of out-of-pocket payments for healthcare in Iran: equity and catastrophic effect

Survey year

CHE for total

CHE for urban

CHE for rural

1991

40% thresholds

1.12

1.15

1.09

30% thresholds

1.93

1.98

1.88

20% thresholds

3.71

3.91

3.53

1996

40% thresholds

2.42

1.93

2.91

30% thresholds

3.98

3.18

4.77

20% thresholds

7.38

5.69

9.07

2001

40% thresholds

4.08

4.09

4.07

30% thresholds

6.75

6.54

6.96

20% thresholds

13.04

12.40

13.67

2006

40% thresholds

1.75

1.33

2.11

30% thresholds

3.72

1.08

6.00

20% thresholds

10.48

9.17

11.61

2011

40% thresholds

3.38

3.76

3.03

30% thresholds

6.43

6.85

6.04

20% thresholds

13.86

14.77

13.01

2017

40% thresholds

5.26

4.02

6.47

30% thresholds

10.88

8.63

13.07

20% thresholds

22.16

19.49

24.76

Trend coefficients (p value)

40% thresholds

0.607 (0.094)

0.488 (0.157)

0.723 (0.100)

30% thresholds

1.402 (0.039)

1.10 (0.136)

1.06 (0.032)

20% thresholds

3.118 (0.009)

2.91 (0.006)

3.31 (0.019)

  1. CTP capacity of pay, CHE catastrophic healthcare expenditure