Apparently Cyprus has been excluded from the 2017 Euro Health Consumer Index because it is the only one of the 35 European countries surveyed that does not have a national health insurance scheme. Though legislation seems to be in the works. This is a bit surprising, as one way and another quite a lot of medical treatment seems to be covered by the state unless, as in the UK, you go private, which virtually everyone agrees results in better as well as faster treatment. And even then costs are not high by western standards. It seems Cyprus also has the lowest number of outpatient visits to doctors per year among the European countries. The suggested reason, though, is not all that surprising. Albania, with the second lowest ranking, suffers from a lack of doctors. The number of doctors in Cyprus is average for Europe, and the official guess is that doctors are evading taxes. Back to the international perceived corruption index.
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