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  1. en.wikipedia.org

    The Latvian healthcare system is a universal programme, largely funded through government taxation. [9] It is similar to British NHS-type health system with a purchaser-provider split (PPS).After undergoing multiple reforms, a National Health Service (NHS) (Nacionālais veselības dienests (NVD)) type system was established in 2011.[10]The NVD controls the implementation of healthcare policies ...
  2. health.ec.europa.eu

    Some 27 % total health expenditure is paid out of pocket by households. The public share of funding rose to 69.5 % in 2021, mainly due to additional spending during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental Health Some 16 % of people in Latvia lived with a mental health issue in 2019, which is just below the EU average of 17 %.
  3. eurohealthobservatory.who.int

    4 State of Health in the EU · Latvia · Country Health Profile 2019 LV·.gV 2 Health in Latvia Latvia reports the second lowest life expectancy at birth in the EU Latvia has achieved substantial gains in life expectancy since 2000, with a gain of almost five years (from 70.2 in 2000 to 74.9 in 2017). Yet, life expectancy
  4. eurohealthobservatory.who.int

    The Latvian National Health System serves a population of 1.93 million. Despite near universal population coverage, the benefits package is rather limited in scope and co-payments are required for a number of services as well as for reimbursable medicines.
  5. hospitalhealthcare.com

    Jul 3, 2023Latvia has a national health system with strong government stewardship, but which remains severely underfunded. Even though health expenditure per capita has increased by 75% since 2010, the level remains the fourth lowest in the EU. Only 61% of health expenditure is publicly funded, and the share of out-of-pocket spending is the second highest ...
  6. eurohealthobservatory.who.int

    Health has developed a number of plans and policies to reduce these risk factors over the coming years. Health system Latvia has a national health system with strong government stewardship, but which remains severely underfunded. Even though health expenditure per capita has increased by 75 % since 2010, the level remains the fourth lowest in ...
  7. This profile provides a concise and policy-relevant overview of health and the health system in Latvia as part of the broader series of the State of Health in the EU country profiles. It provides a short synthesis of: the health status in the country; the determinants of health, focussing on behavioural risk factors; the organisation of the health system; and the effectiveness, accessibility ...
  8. globalcitizensolutions.com

    Jan 16, 2025The healthcare system in Latvia operates through a mix of public and private sectors. It is overseen by the Ministry of Health, which regulates medical services, policies, and health initiatives across the country. The public healthcare system in Latvia is funded by taxes, offering universal coverage for Latvian citizens and eligible residents.
  9. This profile provides a concise and policy-relevant overview of health and the health system in Latvia as part of the broader series of the State of Health in the EU country profiles. It provides a short synthesis of: the health status in the country; the determinants of health, focussing on behavioural risk factors; the organisation of the health system; and the effectiveness, accessibility ...
  10. World health organization reports highest rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis to date. ... Feature stories All →. Contact information. WHO Country Office Latvia Pils iela 21 Riga LV-1050 Latvia. Email eurowholva@who.int. Telephone +371 67 503619. More information. WHO Collaborating Centres. Regions. Africa; Americas; Eastern Mediterranean ...
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    Health in Latvia

    A new measure of expected human capital calculated for 195 countries from 1990 to 2016 and defined for each birth cohort as the expected years lived from age 20 to 64 years and adjusted for educational attainment, learning or education quality, and functional health status was published by The Lancet in September 2018. Latvia had the twenty-first highest level of expected human capital with 23 health, education, and learning-adjusted expected years lived between age 20 and 64 years. As of 2009, there were approximately 8,600 inhabitants of Latvia living with HIV/AIDS, accounting for a 0.7% adult HIV prevalence rate. There were 32,376 individual instances of clinically reported alcoholism in Latvia in 2008, as well as cases of addictions to other substances. The annual number of births per 1,000 adolescent women aged 15 to 19 has declined from 49.9 in 1990 to 17.9 in 2007. In 2005, Latvia had a suicide rate of 24.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, the 7th highest in the world. Wikipedia

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