Statistics
Figure 3.29 Percentage of households with catastrophic health expenses, 2003, 2008 and 2013
CHAPTER 3 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
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Sources: National Health Commission (formerly the National Health and Family Planning Commission), National Health Services Survey, 2003, 2008 and 2013
Figure 3.29
According to NHSS data, during the 2003–2013 period, about 6.2 per cent to 6.6 per cent of households had catastrophic health expenses every year, which is defined as household expenditure on health exceeding 40 per cent of its income. Households in rural areas and western and central provinces were more likely to have catastrophic health expenses. Relatedly, households in rural areas and western and central provinces reported higher rates of self-discharge from hospital for financial reasons, and these households normally spent a higher portion of their income on health.36