Health care 101: What countries have the best health care systems in the world?

July 15, 4:45 PMHealth Care ExaminerSheila Guilloton

It should be noted that  the WHO has indicated it will no longer produce a ranking table because of the complexity of the task. The criteria for ranking the health care systems was based on a wide variety of findings, including but not limited to, life  expectancy, infant mortality and cost.

Many people know that the United States ranked 37th out of 198 countries and that Canada ranked 30th. But do you know what the top 10 best health care system in the world are?

The top 10  in the order determined by the World Health Organization

1. France
2. Italy
3. San Marino
4. Andorra
5. Malta
6. Singapore
7. Spain
8. Oman
9. Austria
10. Japan
     

When the United Nations was formed in 1945 one of the entities that the delegates discussed was setting up an organization to monitor and assess global health trends.   The World Health Organization (the WHO) came into being on April 7,1948.   World Health Day is celebrated every year on that date in recognition of the WHO.

Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. All countries which are Members of the United Nations may become members of  the WHO by accepting its Constitution which currently has 198 participating nations.
 

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