% of people who can afford each DMT in the country of Interest World Bank category Upper middle income WHO region Americas Global results
Estimated % of people with MS who can afford each DMT
Alemtuzumab data not known 45% 84% 65%
Azathioprine data not known 87% 85% 84%
Cladribine (subcutaneous or IV) data not known 0% 0% 40%
Cladribine (oral) data not known 23% 58% 70%
Cyclophosphamide data not known 46% 61% 77%
Dimethyl fumarate data not known 82% 82% 90%
Diroximel fumarate data not known 0% 0% 46%
Fingolimod data not known 61% 87% 86%
Fludarabine data not known 0% 0% 14%
Glatiramer acetate data not known 90% 84% 83%
Interferon-beta 1a data not known 97% 85% 86%
Interferon-beta 1b data not known 95% 84% 85%
IV Immunoglobulin (IVIG) data not known 56% 71% 62%
Leflunomide data not known 6% 48% 14%
Methotrexate data not known 35% 58% 70%
Minocycline data not known 3% 49% 11%
Mitoxantrone data not known 45% 61% 73%
Monomethyl fumarate data not known 0% 0% 1%
Mycophenolate mofetil data not known 15% 54% 31%
Natalizumab data not known 58% 85% 77%
Ocrelizumab data not known 34% 62% 76%
Ofatumumab data not known 8% 53% 60%
Ozanimod data not known 6% 5% 45%
Peginterferon-beta 1a data not known 53% 57% 70%
Ponesimod data not known 0% 0% 42%
Rituximab data not known 43% 62% 81%
Siponimod data not known 11% 53% 57%
Teriflunomide data not known 84% 84% 88%

Please note only 61 countries were able to provide estimates for this question and the data is highly variable within World Bank categories and WHO regions, with many outliers.

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