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Table 1 Patient costs as a percentage of annual income (average of mean) from[2]

From: Catastrophic care-seeking costs as an indicator for lung health

 

Studies n

Direct costs %

Lost income %

Total cost %

Individual

    

Reported income

22

21

37

58

Annual Wage2

35

9

21

30

Wage of lowest 20%3

34

25

64

89

Reported household income

7

16

22

39

  1. 2 Computed from “gross average nominal monthly wage in the International Labour Organisation's global wage database http://www.ilo.org/travil/info/db/lang--en/index.htm
  2. 3 World Bank. Income Share Held by Lowest 20% in the World Bank Database http://data.workdbank.org/indicator/SI.DST.FRST.20/countries