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Table 1 Income distribution and average daily Income Per Capita (IPC) [26]

From: Assessing the prices and affordability of oncology medicines for three common cancers within the private sector of South Africa

Cumulative % of population

Income group

Income distribution (%)

Average daily IPC ($)

Average daily IPC (ZAR)

D1 0–10

Poorest 10%

0.9

0.89

14.91

D2 10–20

Second poorest 10%

1.5

1.49

24.85

D3 20–40

Second 20%

4.8

2.38

39.77

D4 40–60

Third 20%

8.2

4.06

67.94

D5 60–80

Fourth 20%

16.5

8.17

136.70

D6 80–90

Second richest 10%

17.7

17.53

293.29

D7 90–100

Richest 10%

50.5

50.02

836.78

  1. South Africa Population = 58,558,270 and Household final expenditure (Y) =211,692,57 million US$