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International Health Care System Performance

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Data from the Commonwealth fund report, Toward Higher-Performance Health Systems: Adults’ Health Care Experiences in Seven Countries, 2007:

Australia Canada Germany Netherlands New Zealand UK USA
National health spending – Percent of GDP 9.5% 9.8% 10.7% 9.2% 9.0% 8.3% 16.0%
Percent uninsured 0 0 <1 <2 0 0 16
Last time you were sick or needed care, how quickly could you get an appointment to see a doctor?
    Same day 42 22 55 49 53 41 30
    Next day 20 14 10 21 22 17 19
    2-5 days 26 26 10 17 17 26 25
    6 or more days 10 30 20 5 4 12 20
Overall health system views
    Only minor changes needed, system works well 24 26 20 42 26 26 16
    Fundamental changes needed 55 60 51 49 56 57 48
    Rebuild completely 18 12 28 9 17 15 34

Related: Measuring the Health of Nations – USA Paying More for Health Care – Traveling for Health Care – resources for improvement health system performance

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