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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