A new study reveals which countries get what they pay for and United States ranks only the 33rd best. Medigo created an infographic by using healthcare spending data from the World Health Organization and Economist Intelligence Unit's basic factors like life expectancy and infant mortality rates alongside weighted factors such as Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) and Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALEs), whilst also taking ageing populations and adult mortality rates into consideration. See the infographics below for more details
The infographic below displays data from The Economist Intelligence Unit’s ‘Healthcare Outcomes Index 2014’, which took into account a number of diverse and complex factors to produce a ranking of the world’s best-performing countries in healthcare (outcome).
