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Table 2.

Comparison of Health Care Systems and Expenditures in the Middle East Region.

Country	Public Insurance Coverage	Health Care Providers	Governance	Per Capita Health Exp. (US$)	Out-of-Pocket Exp. (%)	% of GDP on Health Care
Israel: Jews and Arabs (PCI)⁸⁷	~100%	Israel MOH Four primary health care plans Private	Israel MOH	3665	19.8	7.9
Palestinian territories – West Bank⁸⁸	76%	Palestine MOH (Palestinian Authority) UNWRA Israeli health plans for East Jerusalem residents Private	Palestine MOH UNWRA Israel MOH (East Jerusalem)	364	33	10.4
Palestinian territories – Gaza⁸⁹	95.4%	Gaza MOH (Hamas) UNWRA NGOs Private	Palestine (Ramallah) MOH Gaza (Hamas) MOH UNWRA	—	—	—
Jordan⁹⁰	64.3%	Jordanian MOH Royal Hospital System UNWRA Private	Jordan MOH	738.5	37.45	7.29
Lebanon⁹¹,⁹²	44% NSSF 18% UNHCR and other	NSSF Private UNHCR	Lebanon MOH NSSF	528.09	34.72	10.06
Egypt⁹³	60%	MOH and Population Private	Egypt MOH and Population	615.46	54.9	4.61

Exp., expenditure; GDP, gross domestic product; MOH, Ministry of Health; NSSF, National Social Security Fund; PCI, Palestinian citizens of Israel; UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; UNWRA, United Nations Work and Relief Agency for the Palestinian People.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2025; 16(2): e0009. ISSN: 2076-9172

Published online 2025 April 29. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10544