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Human infectious diseases may be characterized by their case fatality rate (CFR), the proportion of people diagnosed with a disease who die from it (cf. mortality rate).It should not be confused with the infection fatality rate (IFR), the estimated proportion of people infected by a disease-causing agent, including asymptomatic and undiagnosed infections, who die from the disease.
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.
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 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.
New York state overall ranked 42 nd worst in the country in terms of hospital safety, according to Leapfrog's latest fall grades. New York’s fall ranking was a slight drop from its spring ...
UNC Rex Hospital is one of 18 hospitals to receive straight A’s since the inception of the Hospital Safety Grades. In spring 2023, there were 20 hospitals with that honor. In spring 2023, there ...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 1990 Syria had 41 general hospitals (33 public, 8 private), 152 specialized hospitals (16 public, 136 private), 391 rural health centers, 151 urban health centers, 79 rural health units, and 49 specialized health centers; hospital beds totaled 13,164 (77 percent public, 23 percent private ...
Here are the Kansas City area hospitals with the best and worst patient safety ratings for spring 2024, according to Leapfrog Group. See detailed grades for all area hospitals on the organization ...