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2 Outcome of cardiovascular disease care. 3 See also. 4 References. ... United States: 4.3: ... World Health Organization ranking of health systems in 2000;
The paper noted that the rankings were broadly accepted, cited, and used to make decisions by all sorts of stakeholders. [2] The public image of the rankings was that they were unbiased. [2] A 2005 study considered U.S. News ratings with "Hospital Compare", which is a rating published by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. [3]
In over a decade of discussion and controversy over the WHO Ranking of 2000, there is still no consensus about how an objective world health system ranking should be compiled. Indeed, the 2000 results have proved so controversial that the WHO declined to rank countries in their World Health Reports since 2000 , but the debate still rages on.
The U.S. had the worst-performing healthcare system overall despite spending nearly double that of other countries. It also had the lowest ranking in access to care, health equity and health outcomes.
The U.S. health care system is in a class all its own, according to a new analysis of health system performance in 10 high-income countries—but in a devastating way.
In its 2000 assessment of world health systems, the World Health Organization found that France provided the "best overall health care" in the world. [126] In 2005, France spent 11.2% of GDP on health care, or US$3,926 per capita. Of that, approximately 80% was government expenditure. [64]
List of countries by health insurance coverage; List of countries by quality of healthcare; List of countries by health expenditure covered by government; List of countries by hospital beds; List of countries by cancer rate; List of countries by risk of death from non-communicable disease; Euro health consumer index (EHCI) Global Hunger Index (GHI)
As of 2015, the Maternal mortality ratio was 46th lowest out of the countries ranked. (See Maternal mortality in the United States.). Among wealthy nations, a study on 2016 data found the United States ranked first for child deaths by automobile accident and firearm, with overall child mortality 57% higher in the U.S. than other high-income countries, although traffic deaths were decreasing.