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Chapter 6 | The impact of the crisis on the health system and health in Latvia
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Fig. 6.1 Public expenditure by sector in Latvia, 2008 and 2010
General public
2008
services Defence
2010
10%
4%
General public
services
10%
Defence
2%
Social
protection
24%
Education
17%
Recreation,culture
and religion
5%
Health
12%
Source: Eurostat, 2013a.
Economic
affairs
17%
Public order
and safety
6%
Environment
protection
2%
Housing and
community amenities
3%
Social
protection
31%
Education
14%
Recreation,culture
and religion
4%
Economic
affairs
20%
Health
10%
Housing and
Public order
and safety
5%
Environment
protection
1%
community amenities
3%
Fig. 6.2 Total expenditure on health by source of revenue in Latvia, 2008 and 2010
2008
2% 2%
2010
2% 3%
General government
expenditure on health (GGHE)
as % of THE
34%
62%
35%
60%
OOP expenditure
as % of THE
PHI
as % of THE
Other private
as % of THE
Note: THE: Total health expenditure.
Source: WHO, 2014.
Table 6.4 Cost-sharing and OOP payments in Latvia, 2009–2012
2008 (LVL) 2009 (LVL) 2010 (LVL)
Outpatient visit to GP 0.5 1 1
Outpatient visit to specialist 2 5 3
Outpatient visit to hospital 2 5 3
Outpatient surgery in hospital 0.5 5 5
Daily inpatient charge in hospital 5 12 9.5
(starting day 2)
Maximum patient contribution
for one hospital episode
Maximum patient contribution
for one year
Note: LVL: Latvian lats.
Source: World Bank, 2010a.
80 250 250
150 400 400