Cost of provision of opioid substitution therapy provision in Tijuana, Mexico

Table 2 Average daily and monthly per patient monthly costs among various country income levels

Country	World Bank income classification	Daily OST cost (2017 USD) per patient	Monthly OST cost (2017 USD) per patient*	Reference
Mexico	Upper-middle income	3.12–5.90	95–179	Present study
Canada	High income	17.34	527	[55]
Canada	High income	13.83	420	[50]
UK	High income	13.22	402	[56]
USA	High income	15.52	472	[57]
USA	High income	14.24	433	[58]
Lithuania	High income	5.72	174	[51]
Iran	Upper-middle income	3.65	111	[59]
China	Upper-middle income	0.33–0.56	9–17	[60]
Malaysia	Upper-middle income	1.66	50	[61]
Indonesia	Lower-middle income	1.31	40	[62]
Vietnam	Lower-middle income	1.17	36	[45]

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