Dhaka, May 8 -- Bangladeshi households on average spend Tk 3,454 per month on healthcare, accounting for 11 per cent of total household expenditure, said BIDS citing a study report on Thursday.

Medicines and diagnostic services were the largest cost drivers, the study found.

And, overall, 22.32 per cent of the population reported a monthly need for healthcare, of which 15 per cent experienced unmet healthcare needs representing 65 per cent of the total need.

The study findings were shared at a discussion organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) in the city, titled "Re-thinking unmet healthcare needs and dynamics of out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure in Bangladesh".

The study utilised data from the latest Househ...