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Table 1 Selected economic, social and health indicators for Georgia for the years 1990, 1993, 2000 and 2003–2010

From: Promoting universal financial protection: health insurance for the poor in Georgia – a case study

 

1990

1993

2000

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Economic Indicators

           

GDP per capita (PPP$)

4,433

1,437

2,218

2,951

3,220

3,611

4,044

4,687

4,905

4,776

5,073

GDP growth (annual%)

  

1.8

11.1

5.9

9.6

9.4

12.4

2.0

-3.8

6.3

Public expenditure (% of GDP)

  

11.6

10.7

14.6

17.3

20.3

22.9

29.1

30.9

30.7

Population in 1,000

5,438

5,137

4,435

4,342

4,315

4,321

4,401

4,394

4,382

4,385

4436.4

Social and Poverty

           

Subsistence minimum (average for household)

    

141.5

160.7

178.7

198.9

214.6

216.0

225.3

Poverty

           

Share of population with less than 60% of the median consumption

    

24.6

24.1

23.3

21.3

22.1

21.0

 

Share of population with less than 40% of the median consumption

    

10.9

10.1

9.4

9.2

9.5

8.8

 

GINI coefficient

  

38.85

40.37

 

40.78

 

36.3

   

Beneficiaries of poverty assistance (% of total population)

       

6.4

8.4

9.9

9.7

Health Status and Health System

           

Life expectancy at birth

73

72

71.3

72.1

71.6

74.0

74.3

75.1

74.2

73.6

74.4

Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)

20.7

27.6

22.6

24.8

23.8

19.7

18.4

14.1

14.3

14.9

12.0

Hospitalizations per 100 population

13.31

7.02

4.51

4.81

5.49

5.71

6.01

6.33

7

7.09

7.5

Outpatient visits per capita

8

5.3

1.4

1.8

2

2.1

2.2

1.95

2.1

2

 

Health Financing

           

Total health expenditure (THE) (% of GDP)

  

7.4

8.5

8.5

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.7

10.1

10.2

Public expenditure on health (% of THE)

  

16.7

15

15.4

19.5

21.6

18.4

20.7

23

23.1

Private expenditure on health (% of THE)

      

73

72.4

69.8

71.2

72.1

External expenditure on health (% of THE)

      

5.1

9.2

10.5

5.8

4.8

THE (year 2005 PPP$) per capita

  

141.7

232.9

262.1

302.9

339.1

384.6

433.0

499.0

510

Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of private health expenditure)

  

99.4

99.5

99.0

99.0

98.5

97.9

96.3

94.1

90.6

Prepaid health expenditure (% of THE)

      

22.7

19.9

23.3

27.2

29.9

Public expenditure on health (% of total public expenditure)

  

4.6

5.87

5.4

5.7

5.7

4.2

4.9

6.1

6.3

  1. Source: Geostat, National Bank of Georgia.