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This is a list of countries ranked by the quality of healthcare, as published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [1]. The ranking takes into account various health outcomes, including survival rates for seven types of cancer, as well as for strokes and heart attacks.
In 2006, the total fertility rate was only 1.26 children per woman, the 3rd lowest in the world and well below the 2.10 needed to replace the population. Singapore was ranked 6th in the World Health Organization's ranking of the world's health systems in the year 2000.
The WHO rankings are claimed to have been subject to many and varied criticisms since its publication. [citation needed] Concerns raised over the five factors considered, data sets used and comparison methodologies have led health bodies and political commentators in most of the countries on the list to question the efficacy of its results and validity of any conclusions drawn.
The first table and bar chart lists member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It shows each country's total spending (public and private) on health per capita in PPP international dollars. The next table lists nearly all countries. It uses data from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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)
Health care by country (155 C, 9 P) ... Pages in category "Health by country" ... World Health Organization ranking of health systems in 2000
World map of total annual healthcare expenditure by country as a share of GDP. [1] This article includes 2 lists of countries of the world and their total expenditure on health as a percent of national gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is a measure of the total economy of a nation. Total expenditure includes both public and private health ...
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