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Table 3 Disaggregation of catastrophic health expenditure (10% of total household expenditure)

From: What has been the progress in addressing financial risk in Uganda? Analysis of catastrophe and impoverishment due to health payments

Disaggregation variable

2005/06

2009/10

2012/13

2016/17

Total

 22.4

 21.4

 13.8

 14.2

Socio-economic status quintiles

 Poorest

 18.9

 17.2

 9.6

 7.7

 Second poorest

 20.4

 18.9

 10.0

 13.7

 Middle

 24.2

 21.5

 12.6

 14.1

 Second richest

 26.5

 24.2

 18.1

 19.2

 Richest

 22.0

 25.0

 18.7

 16.5

Poverty Status

 Non-poor

 23.7

 22.6

 14.8

 14.7

 Poor

 19.5

 17.2

 9.8

 12.8

Residence

 Rural

 23.5

 21.7

 13.5

 15.3

 Urban

 16.2

 19.5

 14.9

 13.0

Region

 Central

 20.3

 21.9

 19.8

 15.3

 Eastern

 21.1

 21.6

 9.1

 13.0

 Northern

 20.2

 18.3

 13.1

 13.9

 Western

 27.8

 23.1

 13.8

 14.7

  1. Source: Authors’ computation based on the UNHS 2005/06-2016/17 data