The US ranks 37th in overall health care
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United States Ranks 37th in overall Health Care - According to a report by the World Health Organization which measured five indicators: overall level of health; health inequalities; level of health-system responsiveness; patient satisfaction throughout society, and who bears the financial burden of the health system, the WHO ranked France first overall, followed by Italy. The United States, which spends 13.7 percent of its gross domestic product on health expenditures, was ranked 37th out of a 191 countries listed. Canada, which spends 8.6 percent of its GDP on health expenditures, was 30th, while Singapore, which spends only 3.1 percent of its GDP, was sixth. The United States ranked first in responsiveness.
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