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Georgia Public Expenditure Review 2012

Figure 3.5. Cigarette Taxes in Georgia and Europe, 2009 in percent

100 80 60 40 20

Armenia

Kyrgyzstan

Azerbijan

Belarus

Kazakhstan

Uzbekistan

Russia

Moldova

Turkmenistan

Iceland

Albania

Georgia

Switzerland

Ukraine

Montenegro

Bosnia

Luxembourg

Serbia

Sweden

Norway

Cyprus

Macedonia

Croatia

Austria

Netherlands

Italy

Germany

Denmark

Malta

Slovenia

Belgium

Lithuania

United Kingdom

Spain

Turkey

Ireland

Portugal

Finland

Hungary

France

Czech Rep

Israel

Latvia

Slovakia

Romania

Poland

Estonia

Greece

Bulgaria

0

Source: WHO.

Figure 3.6. Coverage of Preventive Care Services, Georgia Vs. Comparators in percent

in percent

100

100

Received a cholesterol test, last 12 months 92

Blood pressure under control, % of hypertensives

90

93

90

90

80

86

80 77

75 60

62

60 50

40

50

40 38

20

23

20

21

14

10

8 0

10

10

Azerbaijan

Moldova

7

0 Georgia

Azerbaijan

Moldova

EU

Russia

Georgia

Received a mammogram, last 12 months

Received flu vaccine, over-65 population

100

100

93

92

US

Russia

96

95

90

88

80

88

80

82 68

60

60

56 44

40

40 31

20

20 15 0

8

7

0

Georgia Yes

12

9

Azerbaijan

Moldova

No

Source: WB and Eurobarometer.

Russia

EU

Georgia Yes

12

5

4

Azerbaijan

Moldova

Russia

EU

No

gaps would need to narrow significantly over time in order to start on a similar path of improved life expectancy in Georgia. Although Azerbaijan, Moldova, and Russia also lag the EU along these indicators of preventative care, they out-perform Georgia to some extent on three of the four indicators.

46窶ポ窶イhapter 3. Health Expenditures


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