Table 7

Incidence of Catastrophic Health Payments per disease episode, defined with respect to capacity to pay in Ethiopia, 2013

Out-of-pocket health spending as share of CTP, at 40% threshold budget share
Annual CTPMonthly CTP
DiagnosisAverageAverageRuralUrbanThe bottom half quintileThe upper half quintilePrivate facilitiesPublic facilities
Both*All categories1.6% (631)31% (631)36% (286)27% (345)†35% (341)26% (290)†78% (64)25% (567)†
OutpatientPneumonia0.3% (277)24% (277)27% (103)23% (174)28% (159)17% (118)†83% (21)19% (256)†
Diarrhoea0.6% (280)21% (280)31% (157)15% (123)†29% (150)13% (130)†53% (19)19% (261)†
Inpatient*Severe pneumonia or diarrhoea11% (74)96% (74)100% (26)94% (48)100% (32)93% (42)96% (24)96% (50)
  • *Both include outpatient and inpatient cases.

  • †The rate of catastrophic head count varied significantly by place of residence, type of health facility visited or wealth quintile. The numbers in parentheses are the number of observations.

  • CTP, capacity to pay.