Table 2 The impoverishing effect of OOP health spending in Ethiopia, 2010/11
From: Assessing medical impoverishment and associated factors in health care in Ethiopia
| Â | Poverty headcount | Poverty gap | Normalised gap | Normalised mean positive gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopian Poverty line (Birr 3781 (US$2.10) per person per year) | ||||
 Pre-payment | 45.26% | 506.18 | 13.39% | 29.58% |
 Post-payment | 46.45% | 529.00 | 13.99% | 30.12% |
 Absolute difference | 1.19% | 22.82 | 0.60% | 0.54% |
 Relative difference | 2.62% | 0.05 | 4.51% | 1.84% |
International poverty line (US$ 1.90 per person per day) | ||||
 Pre-payment | 37.24% | 358.79 | 10.49% | 28.16% |
 Post-payment | 38.41% | 377.08 | 10.49% | 28.69% |
 Absolute difference | 1.18% | 18.29 | < 0.01% | 0.53% |
 Relative difference | 3.16% | 0.05 | < 0.01% | 1.88% |