In the health care debate, we often hear both sides touting the “fact” that the U.S. has the best health care in the world, but the facts show that this simply isn’t true. According to the most recent study by the World Health Organization, the U.S. ranks 37th, behind most European countries. (See below for the list of the top 37 countries.)
Now, we can say that we’re in first place in terms of health care spending per capita. This also puts us in first place for getting the least return on our health care dollars–spending so much to get so little. (See https://christiandataresources.com/bibleblog/do-we-really-have-the-best-health-care-system-in-the-world/.) No doubt we also have the wealthiest doctors and insurance companies in the world, and the most complex system of acquiring and using our health insurance.
If our health care system was the best in the world, we wouldn’t still rank 39th for infant mortality, 43rd for adult female mortality, 42nd for adult male mortality, and 36th for life expectancy. Among developed countries, the U.S. ranks last in limiting preventable deaths (2008). Why do we still have so many impoverished patients? We simply need: lower costs, easier access, and more bang for our buck.
So, here’s who has the best health care in the world:
1 France
2 Italy
3 San Marino
4 Andorra
5 Malta
6 Singapore
7 Spain
8 Oman
9 Austria
10 Japan
11 Norway
12 Portugal
13 Monaco
14 Greece
15 Iceland
16 Luxembourg
17 Netherlands
18 United Kingdom
19 Ireland
20 Switzerland
21 Belgium
22 Colombia
23 Sweden
24 Cyprus
25 Germany
26 Saudi Arabia
27 United Arab Emirates
28 Israel
29 Morocco
30 Canada
31 Finland
32 Australia
33 Chile
34 Denmark
35 Dominica
36 Costa Rica
37 United States of America
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