Armenia Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Health care=== {{main|Health in Armenia}} Healthcare in Armenia has undergone significant changes since independence in 1991. Initially, the Soviet healthcare system was highly centralized and provided free medical assistance to all citizens. After independence, the healthcare system underwent reform and primary care services have been free of charge since 2006. Despite improvements in accessibility and the implementation of an Open Enrollment program, out-of-pocket health expenditures remain high and corruption among healthcare professionals remains a concern.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/29938027.html|title = Minister Cautious About Corruption in Healthcare| newspaper=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» Ռադիոկայան | date=13 May 2019 | last1=Badalian | first1=Susan }}</ref> In 2019, healthcare became free for all citizens under the age of 18 and the number of people receiving free or subsidized care under the Basic Benefits Package was increased.<ref>[https://evnreport.com/magazine-issues/armenia-s-basic-benefits-package-and-universal-health-insurance-systems/ Armenia's Basic Benefits Package and Universal Health Insurance Systems]</ref><ref>[https://emerging-europe.com/news/armenia-to-introduce-free-healthcare-for-the-under-18s/ Armenia to introduce free healthcare for the under-18s]</ref> After a significant decline in earlier decades, crude{{efn|Crude rates are not age-adjusted.}} birth rates in Armenia slightly increased from 13.0 (per 1000 people) in the year 1998 to 14.2 in 2015;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=sp_dyn_cbrt_in&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=region&idim=country:ARM&idim=region:ECS&ifdim=region&hl=en&dl=en&ind=false|title=Chart – World Development Indicators (Google Public Data Explorer)|website=www.google.com|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref> this timeframe also showed a similar trajectory in the crude death rate, which grew from 8.6 to 9.3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=sp_dyn_cdrt_in&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=region&idim=country:ARM&idim=region:ECS&ifdim=region&hl=en&dl=en&ind=false|title=Chart – World Development Indicators (Google Public Data Explorer)|website=www.google.com|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref> [[Life expectancy|Life expectancy at birth]] at 74.8 years was the 4th-highest among the [[Post-Soviet states]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&ctype=c&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=sp_dyn_le00_in&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&idim=country:ARM:GEO:BLR:LVA:LTU:RUS:AZE:KAZ:MDA:TJK:TKM:UZB:EST:UKR:KGZ&ifdim=country:region:ECS&tunit=Y&pit=1424721600000&hl=en&dl=en&ind=false&icfg|title=Chart – World Development Indicators (Google Public Data Explorer)|website=www.google.com|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page