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Best Healthcare in the World 2025
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5 Countries with the Best Healthcare (CEOWorld)
Country | Health Care Index 2024 (CEOWorld)↓ | Health Care Index 2024 (Numbeo) | Health Care Exp Index 2024 (Numbeo) | LP Index Health Score 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Taiwan | 78.7 | 86.4 | 159 | 83.4 |
 | South Korea | 77.7 | 83 | 152 | 84.8 |
 | Australia | 74.1 | 73.1 | 133 | 80.4 |
 | Canada | 71.3 | 69.1 | 127 | 78.9 |
 | Sweden | 70.7 | 68.3 | 125 | 82.3 |
 | Ireland | 68 | 51.3 | 93.4 | 80 |
 | Netherlands | 65.4 | 79.3 | 145 | 82 |
 | Germany | 64.7 | 72 | 131 | 81.4 |
 | Norway | 64.6 | 76 | 139 | 83 |
 | Israel | 61.7 | 73.3 | 134 | 83.1 |
 | Belgium | 60.2 | 75.6 | 137 | 80.6 |
 | Switzerland | 59.6 | 71.7 | 134 | 82.1 |
 | Japan | 59.5 | 79.7 | 145 | 86.5 |
 | Singapore | 58 | 71.9 | 133 | 86.9 |
 | Monaco | 57.6 | |||
 | United States | 56.7 | 68 | 125 | 73.3 |
 | Austria | 54.9 | 77.2 | 141 | 80.2 |
 | Malta | 53.6 | 51.9 | 89.9 | 80.5 |
 | United Arab Emirates | 52.3 | 70.4 | 130 | 78.4 |
 | Czech Republic | 52.3 | 75.6 | 139 | 79.5 |
 | Finland | 52.1 | 77.5 | 141 | 81.2 |
 | Portugal | 52 | 72.5 | 132 | 77.4 |
 | Cuba | 50.7 | 79.5 | ||
 | Mauritius | 50.3 | 71.9 | ||
 | New Zealand | 50.1 | 68.6 | 124 | 79.8 |
 | Seychelles | 50.1 | 77.4 | ||
 | Maldives | 49.6 | |||
 | Italy | 49.6 | 65.3 | 118 | 80.9 |
 | Moldova | 49.2 | 70.6 | ||
 | Montenegro | 48.9 | 68.4 | ||
 | Armenia | 48.7 | 73.5 | ||
 | Hong Kong | 48.6 | 66 | 120 | 81.3 |
 | Denmark | 48.5 | 78.5 | 145 | 81.1 |
 | France | 48.3 | 77.8 | 142 | 80.5 |
 | Spain | 48.1 | 77.7 | 143 | 79.7 |
 | United Kingdom | 47.1 | 73.2 | 134 | 78.3 |
 | Bhutan | 46.6 | |||
 | Greece | 46.2 | 57.6 | 102 | 77.4 |
 | Mongolia | 46 | 66.7 | ||
 | Tajikistan | 46 | 72.5 | ||
 | Namibia | 45.9 | 60.6 | ||
 | India | 45.8 | 65.4 | 117 | 66.2 |
 | Luxembourg | 45.6 | 75.3 | 137 | 81.6 |
 | Croatia | 45.3 | 65 | 118 | 75.7 |
 | Lithuania | 45.3 | 74.9 | 137 | 74.4 |
 | Zambia | 45.3 | 57.2 | ||
 | Slovenia | 45.3 | 66.3 | 122 | 79.9 |
 | Cambodia | 45.2 | 70.6 | ||
 | Estonia | 45.1 | 75.9 | 139 | 77.7 |
 | Papua New Guinea | 44.8 | 52.9 | ||
 | Cyprus | 44.7 | 56.8 | 99.3 | 79.2 |
 | Iceland | 44.5 | 67.7 | 123 | 82.7 |
 | Saudi Arabia | 44.4 | 61.1 | 109 | 75.3 |
 | Senegal | 44.1 | 64.4 | ||
 | Eswatini | 44 | 48.4 | ||
 | Brazil | 43.1 | 59 | 105 | 71.7 |
 | Indonesia | 43 | 60.8 | 108 | 71.1 |
 | Latvia | 42.9 | 62.4 | 112 | 74.5 |
 | Bulgaria | 42.5 | 58 | 103 | 74.1 |
 | Russia | 42.3 | 61.1 | 108 | 71.4 |
 | Slovakia | 42 | 58.5 | 106 | 76.7 |
 | Hungary | 42 | 54 | 97 | 76.7 |
 | Mexico | 41.6 | 72.4 | 131 | 73.1 |
 | China | 41.4 | 68.3 | 123 | 83.1 |
 | Costa Rica | 39.9 | 63.8 | 115 | 79.1 |
 | North Macedonia | 39.6 | 55.4 | 99.2 | 72.6 |
 | Tunisia | 39.4 | 57 | 100 | 72 |
 | Lebanon | 39 | 63.7 | 119 | 68.7 |
 | Georgia | 39 | 55.4 | 96.6 | 70.6 |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39 | 55.6 | 99.5 | 70.5 |
 | Albania | 38.6 | 49 | 85.1 | 74 |
 | Bahrain | 38.5 | 76.2 | ||
 | Jordan | 38.1 | 65 | 117 | 68.9 |
 | Azerbaijan | 37.9 | 48.3 | 83.9 | 71.3 |
 | Serbia | 37.8 | 52.1 | 93.4 | 71.9 |
 | Poland | 37.7 | 57.7 | 103 | 76.3 |
 | Turkey | 37.2 | 71.1 | 128 | 74.2 |
 | Belarus | 37.1 | 48.2 | 85.1 | 74.3 |
 | Panama | 36.7 | 60.1 | 106 | 75.1 |
 | Uruguay | 36.3 | 68.4 | 124 | 78 |
 | Uzbekistan | 36.3 | 76.3 | ||
 | Venezuela | 36 | 38.7 | 67.8 | 69.6 |
 | Oman | 35.9 | 65.1 | 117 | 75.4 |
 | Argentina | 35.6 | 68.1 | 123 | 74.5 |
 | Angola | 35.6 | 49.9 | ||
 | Kenya | 35.3 | 61.5 | 109 | 65.2 |
 | Puerto Rico | 35.2 | 58.8 | 107 | |
 | Dominican Republic | 35.1 | 58.4 | 103 | 70.6 |
 | Ecuador | 35 | 68.4 | 122 | 71.8 |
 | Morocco | 34.8 | 46.5 | 79.6 | 71.2 |
 | Kuwait | 34.8 | 57.9 | 103 | 77.3 |
 | Qatar | 34.6 | 73.4 | 134 | 77.6 |
 | Ukraine | 34.6 | 55.6 | 97.5 | 68.7 |
 | Algeria | 34.4 | 54.7 | 98.8 | 73.2 |
 | Kazakhstan | 34.3 | 60.1 | 106 | 72.2 |
 | Iraq | 33.8 | 45.4 | 77.4 | 64.6 |
 | Peru | 33.6 | 56.3 | 98.6 | 75.8 |
 | Colombia | 33.4 | 68.2 | 123 | 77.8 |
 | South Africa | 33.2 | 63.8 | 115 | 59.9 |
 | Thailand | 33 | 77.2 | 141 | 78.9 |
 | Nigeria | 32.9 | 48.2 | 83.1 | 50.1 |
 | Romania | 32.9 | 56.4 | 99.3 | 73 |
 | Chile | 32.9 | 63.3 | 115 | 76.1 |
 | Philippines | 32.5 | 67.1 | 120 | 70.1 |
 | Malaysia | 32.5 | 70.2 | 127 | 77.3 |
 | Vietnam | 32.4 | 61.4 | 108 | 77 |
 | Bangladesh | 31.9 | 42.2 | 72.1 | 67.4 |
 | Egypt | 28.5 | 47.5 | 81.6 | 67.2 |
 | Iran | 28.2 | 52.5 | 91.5 | 74.9 |
 | Guatemala | 27.9 | 67.3 | 120 | 68.3 |
 | Tanzania | 27.6 | 60.1 | ||
 | Turkmenistan | 27.3 | 75.6 | ||
 | Ivory Coast | 27.2 | 51.8 | ||
 | Ghana | 27 | 63.1 | ||
 | Myanmar | 26.3 | 66.7 | ||
 | Uganda | 25.8 | 58.5 | ||
 | Cameroon | 25.7 | 51 | ||
 | DR Congo | 25.6 | 50.9 | ||
 | Sudan | 25.6 | 60.5 | ||
 | Libya | 25.2 | 67.8 | ||
 | Pakistan | 22.7 | 59.1 | 104 | 60.8 |
 | Sri Lanka | 22.5 | 71 | 128 | 76.6 |
 | Bolivia | 22.3 | 66 | ||
 | Paraguay | 21.9 | 70.8 | ||
 | Nepal | 21.4 | 57.2 | 101 | 63.9 |
 | Honduras | 19.6 | 69.1 | ||
 | El Salvador | 18.6 | 69.3 | ||
 | Ethiopia | 60.9 | |||
 | Afghanistan | 50.9 | |||
 | Yemen | 57.5 | |||
 | Mozambique | 52.8 | |||
 | Madagascar | 54.1 | |||
 | Niger | 54.6 | |||
 | Syria | 67.2 | |||
 | Mali | 54.5 | |||
 | Burkina Faso | 58.7 | |||
 | Malawi | 61 | |||
 | Chad | 39.2 | |||
 | Somalia | 44.4 | |||
 | Zimbabwe | 55.5 | |||
 | Guinea | 48.6 | |||
 | Benin | 53.5 | |||
 | Rwanda | 64.6 | |||
 | Burundi | 58.2 | |||
 | South Sudan | 35.7 | |||
 | Haiti | 52.9 | |||
 | Togo | 55.1 | |||
 | Sierra Leone | 48.3 | |||
 | Laos | 66.4 | |||
 | Kyrgyzstan | 72.5 | |||
 | Nicaragua | 72.1 | |||
 | Republic of the Congo | 54.1 | |||
 | Liberia | 48.6 | |||
 | Central African Republic | 31.9 | |||
 | Mauritania | 56.7 | |||
 | Eritrea | 57.5 | |||
 | Jamaica | 73.8 | |||
 | Gambia | 56.2 | |||
 | Gabon | 56.1 | |||
 | Botswana | 59.1 | |||
 | Lesotho | 41.3 | |||
 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.9 | |||
 | Equatorial Guinea | 50.4 | |||
 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.1 | 100 | 74.1 | |
 | Djibouti | 60.5 | |||
 | Comoros | 59.6 | |||
 | Guyana | 62.5 | |||
 | Suriname | 60.8 | |||
 | Cape Verde | 72.8 | |||
 | Belize | 70.6 | |||
 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70.5 |
- The Numbeo Health Care Index is an estimation that evaluates the overall quality of the healthcare system, including factors such as healthcare professionals, equipment, staff, doctors, and costs. It provides an assessment of the healthcare infrastructure, services, and resources available in a specific location. Higher scores are preferable.
- The Numbeo Health Care Exp Index is designed to reflect the quality of a healthcare system by emphasizing the positive aspects more significantly through an exponential increase while also emphasizing the native aspects more significantly. Higher scores are preferable.
- The Legatum Prosperity Index (LP index) is a tool for transformation, offering a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and evolving across the world. Leaders around the world can use it to help set their agendas for growth and development. Higher scores are preferable.
- The LPI’s Health pillar measures the extent to which people are healthy and have access to the necessary services to maintain good health, including health outcomes, health systems, illness and risk factors, and mortality rates. Higher scores are preferable.
- WHO values for Montenegro and Serbia were originally assigned to their “parent” country, Yugoslavia.
Healthcare is a broad term used to describe the various systems we as humans rely upon to help us maintain our personal health through the treatment (or prevention) of illness, injury, disease, and other physical or mental impairments.
Healthcare encompasses medical doctors and hospitals and dentistry, psychology, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and more.
Nationwide healthcare systems take many forms, and access to healthcare varies across countries, municipalities, and individuals and is primarily influenced by economic and social factors.
Access to healthcare is seen as a fundamental human right by many people and governments. People who lack quality healthcare are often left with a poorer quality of life and lower life expectancy than people who enjoy a stable, accessible, and affordable healthcare system. Countries with efficient and effective health care systems have overall better health outcomes than countries whose health care systems lag.
The quality of healthcare is determined by considering a wide range of factors, including the care process (preventative care measures, safe care, coordinated care, and engagement and patient preferences), access (affordability and timeliness), administrative efficiency, equity, and healthcare outcomes (population health, mortality amenable to healthcare, and disease-specific health outcomes).
Identifying a top-notch health care system is fairly easy. While health care systems are complex, several factors can be used to determine which systems are the most effective. The systems in play are incredibly complex, and there is significant debate about which factors are most important and what a perfect system looks like. But healthcare is vitally important, so health-focused organizations keep searching for that elusive best system.
Top 10 Countries with the Best Healthcare in the World
CEOWorld Magazine’s Health Care Index “is a statistical analysis of the overall quality of the health care system, including health care infrastructure; health care professionals (doctors, nursing staff, and other health workers) competencies; cost (USD p.a.per capita); quality medicine availability, and government readiness.”
Each country is given a score for each of the above factors and then a total score out of 100. According to this index, the ten countries with the best health care are:
Country | Health Care Index 2024 (CEOWorld) |
|---|---|
| Taiwan | 78.7 |
| South Korea | 77.7 |
| Australia | 74.1 |
| Canada | 71.3 |
| Sweden | 70.7 |
| Ireland | 68 |
| Netherlands | 65.4 |
| Germany | 64.7 |
| Norway | 64.6 |
| Israel | 61.7 |
Sources
- The Legatum Prosperity Index 2023 - Prosperity
- Revealed: Countries With The Best Health Care Systems - CEOWorld Magazine
- Measuring Overall Health System Performance for 191 Countries - World Health Organization
- These Countries Have the Most Well-Developed Public Health Systems - US News & World Report
- Health Care Index by Country 2024 Mid-Year - Numbeo
