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Table 2 Public sector percentage availability by World Bank income group (weighted averages).

From: Availability, price and affordability of cardiovascular medicines: A comparison across 36 countries using WHO/HAI data

 

Atenolol

Captopril

HCT

Losartan

Nifedipine

All

 

LPG

OB

LPG

OB

LPG

OB

LPG

OB

LPG

OB

LPG

OB

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

 

(n)

(n)

(n)

(n)

(n)

(n)

(n)

(n)

(n)

(n)

  

LI

40.7

(20)

0.8

(20)

18.6

(21)

1.4

(21)

15.0

(21)

0.4

(16)

2.2

(16)

0.0

(13)

24.5

(19)

0.2

(19)

20.8

0.6

LMI

17.8

(8)

3.8

(8)

59.4

(9)

8.7

(9)

51.3

(9)

0.0

(9)

8.6

(8)

12.1

(8)

20.4

(8)

21.5

(8)

32.6

9.0

UMI

5.0

(3)

3.3

(3)

5.0

(3)

66.7

(3)

33.3

(2)

0.0

(2)

0.0

(3)

30.0

(3)

35.0

(3)

0.0

(3)

14.4

21.4

HI

93.0

(2)

10.5

(2)

81.3

(2)

5.6

(2)

46.9

(2)

0.0

(1)

0.0

(1)

72.2

(1)

50.0

(2)

100.0

(2)

60.3

38.1

All

38.9

(33)

2.3

(33)

31.5

(35)

9.1

(35)

27.7

(34)

0.2

(28)

3.7

(28)

10.4

(25)

26.0

(32)

11.7

(32)

26.3

6.8

  1. Abbreviations: HCT - hydrochlorothiazide; LPG - lowest priced generic; OB - originator brand; LI - Low income; LMI - Lower middle income; UMI - Upper middle income; HI - High income.