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Table 2 Utilization of dental services by quintiles of expenditure per capita, Peru 2004–2017

From: Use of oral health care services in Peru: trends of socio-economic inequalities before and after the implementation of Universal Health Assurance

Year/Quintile of expenditure per capita

Percentage of population with utilization of dental services

General population

Under-five children

Children aged 5–17 years

Adults aged 18–59 years

Adults aged 60 years or older

Urban

Rural

Coast

Andean

Jungle

2004

8.4

2.4

8.8

9.5

6.4

10.0

4.6

9.3

7.6

6.8

 Quintile I (poorest)

4.3

0.7

5.2

5.1

1.9

5.7

3.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

 Quintile II

7.8

2.4

9.1

8.5

4.6

7.8

8.2

6.6

10.6

8.4

 Quintile III

10.7

5.7

11.7

11.2

8.7

10.7

10.6

9.8

13.5

12.1

 Quintile IV

15.0

7.3

20.0

15.4

9.5

15.1

13.1

14.5

19.3

12.1

 Quintile V (richest)

17.5

8.0

23.4

17.5

14.1

17.5

19.1

16.5

25.2

17.1

2008

10.1

3.9

10.5

11.7

6.5

12.0

5.2

11.4

9.1

7.3

 Quintile I (poorest)

4.1

1.9

4.9

4.7

1.3

5.0

3.8

4.0

4.2

3.6

 Quintile II

6.8

2.8

8.1

7.5

3.6

7.2

6.0

6.1

8.2

5.9

 Quintile III

10.2

4.5

12.2

11.2

5.0

10.4

8.8

9.5

12.8

9.4

 Quintile IV

13.3

6.1

15.3

14.3

8.5

13.4

11.5

12.7

17.2

10.7

 Quintile V (richest)

19.2

9.6

22.4

20.6

13.1

19.2

18.0

18.4

24.2

17.7

2010

10.6

4.7

12.0

11.7

6.8

12.3

5.9

11.6

9.7

8.6

 Quintile I (poorest)

4.4

1.1

5.8

4.6

2.3

5.2

4.2

3.5

4.8

3.5

 Quintile II

6.8

2.5

8.1

7.3

4.6

7.1

6.4

5.9

7.7

6.8

 Quintile III

9.9

6.3

12.8

10.0

5.4

10.0

9.4

9.1

11.9

9.5

 Quintile IV

12.7

7.2

16.3

13.1

7.2

12.9

9.7

11.9

15.8

12.1

 Quintile V (richest)

18.5

9.8

23.9

19.5

11.8

18.5

16.9

17.7

22.0

20.2

2017

10.4

6.6

12.8

10.7

7.7

11.5

6.7

10.9

10.2

9.1

 Quintile I (poorest)

3.7

1.8

5.2

3.4

1.8

3.1

3.8

2.4

4.1

3.0

 Quintile II

6.3

4.2

9.1

5.6

3.0

6.9

5.9

3.9

7.2

5.7

 Quintile III

7.5

5.7

11.0

6.6

4.4

7.5

7.5

6.1

8.9

7.8

 Quintile IV

10.1

6.7

13.2

10.2

6.2

10.3

8.8

9.5

11.8

10.2

 Quintile V (richest)

14.6

10.9

18.8

14.7

11.4

14.6

12.6

13.9

17.5

15.3