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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]
The World Health Organization (WHO) ranked the health systems of its 191 member states in its World Health Report [1] 2000. It provided a framework and measurement approach to examine and compare aspects of health systems around the world. [ 2 ]
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.
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 United States spends much more money on healthcare than Canada, on both a per-capita basis and as a percentage of GDP. [8] In 2006, per-capita spending for health care in Canada was US$3,678; in the U.S., US$6,714. The U.S. spent 15.3% of GDP on healthcare in that year; Canada spent 10.0%. [8]
The U.S. spends more on health care relative to the size of its economy than any other nation, but its health care system ranks dead last among a group of its peers, according to a new analysis ...
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]