EUROSTAT - AT 62.9% THE USE OF HOME CARE IN CYPRUS - ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES IN THE EU - Filenews 30/3
The percentage of people living in households with long-term care needs in Cyprus and relying on professional home care services rose to 62.9% in 2024, according to data published on Monday by Eurostat.
The data show an increase in the rate for Cyprus compared to 2016, when 45.8% of people living in households with long-term care needs relied on professional home care services.
As reported by Eurostat, Cyprus is among the EU Member States with the highest rates of use of professional home care services, along with Denmark (63.5%) and Belgium (52.9%).
Overall in the European Union, in 2024 8.5% of people lived in households where at least one member was in need of long-term care due to health problems. Of these, 28.3% received professional home care services.
On the other hand, the lowest shares of people receiving professional home care services were recorded in Estonia (7.6%), Hungary (8.3%) and Poland (8.5%).
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