Out of 11 of the major industrialised countries, which has the best health system and which has the worst?
The countries are Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States.
The best health system is that of the UK which is publicly funded but spends the second lowest amount of money on health care – £2,008 or $3,405 per head.
The worst health system is that of the United States which is privately funded but spends the highest amount of money on health care – £5,017 or $8508 per head (that is two and a half times the UK figure for much worse outcomes).
Who says this? An international panel of experts gathered by the Commonwealth Fund, a Washington based foundation which is respected around the world.
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