Table 2 Unit prices, DDDc ranges and affordability rate of surveyed drugs in each efficacy group in China from 2017 to 2020 (%)
ICD-11 categories of surveyed drugs | Median of unit prices (min–max)/(USD)a | Median of DDDc (min–max)/(USD)b | Urban | Rural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rate of affordabilityc (if 5% OOPd) | Rate of affordability (if 5% OOP) | |||||||||||||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | 0.02 (0.00–579.02) | 0.02 (0.00–563.04) | 0.05 (0.00–563.04) | 0.10 (0.00–506.17) | 2.10 (0.06–57.32) | 2.00 (0.07–56.42) | 2.43 (0.09–1464.71) | 10.77 (0.07–2519.71) | 15.2 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 16.2 |
Diseases of the nervous system | 0.04 (0.00–3.72) | 0.03 (0.00–6.43) | 0.03 (0.00–6.67) | 0.07 (0.00–8574.75) | 2.44 (0.02–53.31) | 2.62 (0.03–53.31) | 2.62 (0.03–30.95) | 3.59 (0.04–857.48) | 21.2 | 21.2 | 22.2 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 20.2 |
Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs | 0.14 (0.00–904.18) | 0.14 (0.00–850.00) | 0.14 (0.00–850) | 0.14 (0.00–808.82) | 10.68 (0.00–5696.30) | 10.29 (0.00–5355.00) | 10.24 (0.00–5355.00) | 10.18 (0.00–5095.59) | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
Diseases of the circulatory system | 0.20 (0.07–0.97) | 0.25 (0.07–14.70) | 0.73 (0.06–3516.62) | 1.35 (0.06–3516.62) | 15.15 (1.27–131.81) | 22.40(1.27–146.96) | 29.38 (1.27–146.96) | 23.41 (1.27–131.77) | 2.0 | 4.0 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
Developmental anomalies | 5.16 (0.00–8.58) | 5.00 (0.00–7.65) | 4.86 (0.00–7.02) | 4.66 (0.00–7.01) | 7.30 (0.06–34.18) | 6.84 (0.07–35.89) | 6.53 (0.08–35.89) | 6.52 (0.07–32.50) | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Diseases of the respiratory system | 2.02 (0.02–4.02) | 2.12 (0.02–4.22) | 0.37 (0.02–4.22) | 0.23 (0.02–3.82) | 38.24 (38.26–40.21) | 39.24 (36.26–42.22) | 76.01 (36.26–109.80) | 38.24 (28.57–69.22) | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Diseases of the immune system | 0.04 (0.00–0.07) | 0.04 (0.00–0.07) | 0.07 (0.00–75.49) | 0.06 (0.00–75.49) | 0.36 (0.13–0.59) | 0.37 (0.13–0.62) | 0.59 (0.12–63.41) | 0.59 (0.11–63.41) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Total | 0.11 (0.00–904.18) | 0.10 (0.00–850.00) | 0.13 (0.00–3516.62) | 0.20 (0.00–8574.75) | 6.00 (0.00–5696.30) | 6.43 (0.00–5355) | 7.45 (0.00–5355) | 10.68 (0.00–5095.59) | 59.6 | 65.7 | 74.7 | 49.5 | 52.5 | 64.6 |