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Best Healthcare in the World 2024

Healthcare is a broad term used to describe the various systems we as humans rely upon to help us maintain our personal health through the treatment (or prevention) of illness, injury, disease, and other physical or mental impairments.

Healthcare encompasses medical doctors and hospitals and dentistry, psychology, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and more.

Nationwide healthcare systems take many forms, and access to healthcare varies across countries, municipalities, and individuals and is primarily influenced by economic and social factors.

Access to healthcare is seen as a fundamental human right by many people and governments. People who lack quality healthcare are often left with a poorer quality of life and lower life expectancy than people who enjoy a stable, accessible, and affordable healthcare system. Countries with efficient and effective health care systems have overall better health outcomes than countries whose health care systems lag.

The quality of healthcare is determined by considering a wide range of factors, including the care process (preventative care measures, safe care, coordinated care, and engagement and patient preferences), access (affordability and timeliness), administrative efficiency, equity, and healthcare outcomes (population health, mortality amenable to healthcare, and disease-specific health outcomes).

Identifying a top-notch health care system is fairly easy. While health care systems are complex, several factors can be used to determine which systems are the most effective. The systems in play are incredibly complex, and there is significant debate about which factors are most important and what a perfect system looks like. But healthcare is vitally important, so health-focused organizations keep searching for that elusive best system.

What countries have the best healthcare in the world?

CEOWorld Magazine's Health Care Index "is a statistical analysis of the overall quality of the health care system, including health care infrastructure; health care professionals (doctors, nursing staff, and other health workers) competencies; cost (USD p.a.per capita); quality medicine availability, and government readiness."

Each country is given a score for each of the above factors and then a total score out of 100. According to this index, the ten countries with the best health care are:

Country
Health Care Index 2024 (CEOWorld)
Taiwan78.72
South Korea77.7
Australia74.11
Canada71.32
Sweden70.73
Ireland67.99
Netherlands65.38
Germany64.66
Norway64.63
Israel61.73
  • The Numbeo Health Care Index is an estimation that evaluates the overall quality of the healthcare system, including factors such as healthcare professionals, equipment, staff, doctors, and costs. It provides an assessment of the healthcare infrastructure, services, and resources available in a specific location. Higher scores are preferable.
  • The Numbeo Health Care Exp Index is designed to reflect the quality of a healthcare system by emphasizing the positive aspects more significantly through an exponential increase while also emphasizing the native aspects more significantly. Higher scores are preferable.
  • The Legatum Prosperity Index (LP index) is a tool for transformation, offering a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and evolving across the world. Leaders around the world can use it to help set their agendas for growth and development. Higher scores are preferable.
  • The LPI's Health pillar measures the extent to which people are healthy and have access to the necessary services to maintain good health, including health outcomes, health systems, illness and risk factors, and mortality rates. Higher scores are preferable.
  • WHO values for Montenegro and Serbia were originally assigned to their "parent" country, Yugoslavia.

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Country
Health Care Index 2024 (CEOWorld)
Health Care Index 2024 (Numbeo)
Health Care Exp Index 2024 (Numbeo)
LP Index Health Score 2023
Healthcare Ranking 2022 (US News)
Healthcare - WHO Index 2000
Taiwan78.7286.4158.983.37
South Korea77.783151.984.8170.759
Australia74.1173.1132.580.3680.876
Canada71.3269.1126.778.8820.881
Sweden70.7368.3124.982.2810.908
Ireland67.9951.393.480.04180.924
Netherlands65.3879.314582.05110.928
Germany64.6672130.881.4170.902
Norway64.6376138.782.9850.955
Israel61.7373.3134.383.1190.884
Belgium60.1675.6137.280.6100.915
Switzerland59.671.713482.1160.916
Japan59.5279.7145.286.5130.957
Singapore57.9671.9133.486.89210.973
Monaco57.650.943
United States56.7168124.873.26230.838
Austria54.8677.2140.580.23120.959
Malta53.5951.989.980.540.978
United Arab Emirates52.370.4129.578.38250.886
Czech Republic52.2575.6138.879.49330.805
Finland52.177.5141.481.1930.881
Portugal51.9972.5131.777.44240.945
Cuba50.7379.530.834
Mauritius50.2871.860.691
New Zealand50.1568.612479.84150.827
Seychelles50.1377.440.773
Maldives49.640.477
Italy49.5865.3118.280.9220.991
Moldova49.1770.570.639
Montenegro48.9268.440.629
Armenia48.7173.480.630
Hong Kong48.6466119.981.33
Denmark48.5478.5144.581.0740.862
France48.2777.8142.180.46140.994
Spain48.1377.7142.779.66200.972
United Kingdom47.1573.2134.378.3190.925
Bhutan46.570.575
Greece46.2457.6102.377.43320.933
Mongolia46.0366.740.483
Tajikistan45.9672.460.428
Namibia45.8660.640.340
India45.8465.4116.966.16590.617
Luxembourg45.6275.3136.981.59160.928
Croatia45.365118.475.74540.812
Lithuania45.374.9136.674.43460.722
Zambia45.2957.20.269
Slovenia45.2966.3122.379.88380.838
Cambodia45.2370.58660.322
Estonia45.175.9139.377.71310.714
Papua New Guinea44.7552.870.467
Cyprus44.7256.899.379.23480.906
Iceland44.5567.7123.482.720.932
Saudi Arabia44.4361.1108.875.34300.894
Senegal44.0664.440.756
Eswatini44.0348.430.305
Brazil43.065910571.68810.573
Indonesia42.9960.8107.971.13630.660
Latvia42.9262.4111.974.52400.630
Bulgaria42.55810374.11370.639
Russia42.3161.1108.471.38270.544
Slovakia41.9958.5105.776.74470.754
Hungary41.97549776.7340.743
Mexico41.6372.4130.673.09720.755
China41.468.3122.983.11290.485
Costa Rica39.8563.8114.979.09690.849
North Macedonia39.6555.499.272.630.664
Tunisia39.375710072.05620.785
Lebanon39.0363.7118.768.65580.664
Georgia39.0255.496.670.640.615
Bosnia and Herzegovina38.9555.699.570.50.664
Albania38.654985.173.950.774
Bahrain38.4876.24420.824
Jordan38.1365116.868.92680.698
Azerbaijan37.9448.383.971.25780.626
Serbia37.7652.193.471.93520.629
Poland37.7157.7102.776.31260.793
Turkey37.1671.112874.19410.734
Belarus37.0848.285.174.34350.723
Panama36.7460.1106.475.1870.656
Uruguay36.3168.4123.777.98750.745
Uzbekistan36.2676.28640.599
Venezuela35.9638.767.869.610.775
Oman35.8565.1116.575.44360.961
Argentina35.6468.1123.274.45430.722
Angola35.6149.880.275
Kenya35.3261.5109.165.21820.505
Puerto Rico35.1658.8106.6
Dominican Republic35.0958.4102.870.64830.789
Ecuador34.9768.4122.271.8800.619
Morocco34.7846.579.671.17530.882
Kuwait34.7857.9103.477.330.810
Qatar34.6373.4133.777.64280.812
Ukraine34.6155.697.568.71770.708
Algeria34.3754.798.873.22670.701
Kazakhstan34.2860.1106.172.23440.752
Iraq33.8445.477.464.620.637
Peru33.6556.398.675.81850.547
Colombia33.3868.2122.777.78740.910
South Africa33.2263.811559.9840.319
Thailand33.0177.2140.678.92510.807
Nigeria32.9448.283.150.120.176
Romania32.8956.499.373.02600.645
Chile32.8863.3115.376.06730.870
Philippines32.5567.1120.170.06760.755
Malaysia32.5270.2126.577.35390.802
Vietnam32.4261.4107.976.99790.393
Bangladesh31.942.272.167.39570.675
Egypt28.547.581.667.2490.752
Iran28.252.591.574.93450.659
Guatemala27.967.3120.268.33650.713
Tanzania27.660.070.422
Turkmenistan27.375.590.443
Ivory Coast27.251.810.517
Ghana2763.08550.522
Myanmar26.366.74560.138
Uganda25.858.490.464
Cameroon25.751.02710.357
DR Congo25.650.90.171
Sudan25.660.550.524
Libya25.267.840.683
Pakistan22.759.1104.360.780.583
Sri Lanka22.571128.276.58860.716
Bolivia22.366.020.571
Paraguay21.970.840.761
Nepal21.457.2100.563.870.457
Honduras19.669.1500.544
El Salvador18.669.35610.608
Ethiopia60.910.276
Afghanistan50.910.325
Yemen57.450.587
Mozambique52.840.260
Madagascar54.120.397
Niger54.60.337
North Korea0.353
Syria67.160.628
Mali54.470.361
Burkina Faso58.720.543
Malawi61.010.251
Chad39.170.303
Somalia44.380.286
Zimbabwe55.46700.427
Guinea48.650.385
Benin53.50.647
Rwanda64.60.327
Burundi58.160.494
South Sudan35.69
Haiti52.930.517
Togo55.090.449
Sierra Leone48.26
Laos66.380.356
Kyrgyzstan72.460.455
Nicaragua72.10.733
Republic of the Congo54.10.354
Liberia48.640.200
Central African Republic31.950.156
Mauritania56.740.384
Eritrea57.490.399
Jamaica73.830.782
Gambia56.180.482
Gabon56.070.511
Botswana59.070.338
Lesotho41.30.266
Guinea Bissau50.870.314
Equatorial Guinea50.410.337
Trinidad and Tobago54.1100.274.130.742
Djibouti60.550.414
Fiji0.653
Comoros59.60.592
Guyana62.470.554
Solomon Islands0.705
Suriname60.80.623
Cape Verde72.750.617
Brunei0.829
Belize70.610.736
Bahamas0.657
Vanuatu0.559
Barbados0.808
Sao Tome and Principe70.540.535
Samoa0.589
Saint Lucia0.740
Kiribati0.495
Grenada0.689
Micronesia0.579
Tonga0.607
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.722
Antigua and Barbuda0.688
Andorra0.982
Dominica0.854
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.643
Marshall Islands0.504
San Marino0.988
Palau0.700
Cook Islands0.628
Nauru0.647
Tuvalu0.518
Niue0.584

Which country has the best healthcare in the world?

Taiwan has the best healthcare according to the Numbeo Healthcare Index.

Which country has the worst healthcare in the world?

Venezuela has the worst healthcare according to the Numbeo Healthcare Index.

Where does the US rank in the world for healthcare?

The US ranks 38th in the world for healthcare according to the Numbeo Healthcare Index.

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