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Ranking the Best Healthcare in the World by Country

What Are the Countries With the Best Healthcare?

Healthcare systems differ greatly by country and region, which makes it difficult to determine where the best healthcare in the world is. Fortunately, there are organizations that have assessed which country has the best healthcare (as well as the countries with the worst systems!).

In 2021, the Commonwealth Institute examined the healthcare systems in 11 high-income countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States). The measurements took into account how easily people can access care, administrative procedures and equity around this care, and the quality of healthcare outcomes. Norway, the Netherlands, and Australia were the countries with the best healthcare. The United States ranked at 11, placing it at the bottom of this list.

The Commonwealth Fund regularly ranks the best healthcare in the world. The United States has come in last in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2017, and 2021.

You can read the full 2021 report here: Commonwealth Fund Report

Healthcare System Performance Ranking

Key findings: “The top-performing countries overall are Norway, the Netherlands, and Australia. The United States ranks last overall, despite spending far more of its gross domestic product on health care. The U.S. ranks last on access to care, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes, but second on measures of care process.”

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The Best Healthcare Systems in the World in 2023

The Legatum Institute, a London-based think tank, has also evaluated where to find the best healthcare in the world. Its 2023 report includes a “Health pillar” that is based on how healthy a society is and whether people are able to access tools to maintain their health, including healthcare services. Of course, in most countries you’ll need a travel insurance plan, for short visits for up to one year, or an international medical insurance plan, if you want long-term medical coverage for a year or more, to access these services.

What country has the best healthcare according to this assessment? Singapore comes in at No. 1! Other countries with the best healthcare are listed below.

Best Healthcare in the World

  1. Singapore
  2. Japan
  3. South Korea
  4. Taiwan
  5. China
  6. Israel
  7. Norway
  8. Iceland
  9. Sweden
  10. Switzerland
  11. Netherlands
  12. Luxembourg
  13. Germany
  14. Hong Kong
  15. Finland
  16. Denmark
  17. Italy
  18. Belgium
  19. Malta
  20. France
  21. Australia
  22. Austria
  23. Ireland
  24. Slovenia
  25. New Zealand
  26. Spain
  27. Cuba
  28. Czech Republic
  29. Cyprus
  30. Costa Rica
  31. Thailand
  32. Canada
  33. United Arab Emirates
  34. United Kingdom
  35. Uruguay
  36. Colombia
  37. Estonia
  38. Qatar
  39. Seychelles
  40. Portugal
  41. Greece
  42. Malaysia
  43. Kuwait
  44. Vietnam
  45. Slovakia
  46. Hungary
  47. Sri Lanka
  48. Poland
  49. Uzbekistan
  50. Bahrain
  51. Chile
  52. Peru
  53. Croatia
  54. Turkmenistan
  55. Oman
  56. Saudi Arabia
  57. Panama
  58. Iran
  59. Latvia
  60. Argentina
  61. Lithuania
  62. Belarus
  63. Turkey
  64. Trinidad and Tobago
  65. Bulgaria
  66. Albania
  67. Jamaica
  68. Armenia
  69. United States
  70. Algeria
  71. Mexico
  72. Romania
  73. Cabo Verde
  74. Macedonia
  75. Tajikistan
  76. Kyrgyzstan
  77. Kazakhstan
  78. Nicaragua
  79. Tunisia
  80. Serbia
  81. Mauritius
  82. Ecuador
  83. Brazil
  84. Russia
  85. Azerbaijan
  86. Morocco
  87. Indonesia
  88. Paraguay
  89. Dominican Republic
  90. Georgia
  91. Belize
  92. Cambodia
  93. Moldova
  94. São Tomé and Príncipe
  95. Bosnia-Herzegovina
  96. Philippines
  97. Venezuela
  98. El Salvador
  99. Honduras
  100. Jordan
  101. Ukraine
  102. Lebanon
  103. Montenegro
  104. Guatemala

Source: https://www.prosperity.com/rankings

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What Country Has the Best Healthcare in Europe?

BAV Group, part of the global marketing company VMLY&R, and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania surveyed 17,000 people around the globe, which confirmed Europe has some of the best public healthcare systems in the world. The countries with the best healthcare in Europe were: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Finland, and Belgium.

Keep in mind that public healthcare in some European countries often comes with long wait times to receive care. And if you don’t qualify for enrollment in a country’s public healthcare system, you’ll need an international health insurance plan to be sure your medical needs will be covered. Private plans provide you with access to quality healthcare around the world, as well as offering shorter wait times and more choices in treatment.

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Which U.S. States Have the Best Healthcare?

The Commonwealth Fund’s 2022 Scorecard on State Health System Performance reveals that affordability is an ongoing concern for healthcare in the United States. Premature deaths from heart disease, diabetes, and drug overdoses remain an ongoing problem. Visitors to the United States will need an international health plan to have their medical care covered.

States With the Best Healthcare Systems

  1. Hawaii
  2. Massachusetts
  3. Connecticut
  4. Washington
  5. Vermont

States With the Worst-Rated Healthcare Systems

  1. Mississippi
  2. Oklahoma
  3. West Virginia
  4. Texas
  5. Missouri

Source: 2022 Scorecard on State Health System Performance

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Which Countries Have the Worst Healthcare in the World?

According to the Legatum Prosperity Index, the following countries have the worst healthcare in the world. This list begins with the country with the worst healthcare system:

  1. Central African Republic
  2. South Sudan
  3. Chad
  4. Lesotho
  5. Somalia
  6. Sierra Leone
  7. Swaziland
  8. Liberia
  9. Guinea
  10. Angola
  11. Nigeria
  12. Equatorial Guinea

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Written by Joe Cronin, the Founder and President of International Citizens Insurance. Mr. Cronin is an authority in the areas of global health, life, and travel insurance, with expertise in advising individuals and groups on benefits for today's global workforce . Follow him @Joe_Cronin_Jr 
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