List of countries by quality of healthcare

This is a list of countries by quality of healthcare as published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Outcome of cancer care

Major cancers

The 5-year observed survival rate refers to the percentage of patients who live at least 5 years after being diagnosed with cancer. Many of these patients live much longer than 5 years after diagnosis. Colorectal cancer 5-year survival rate

Rank

Country

Survival
rate

Period

1

72.8%

2006-2011

2

68.0%

2000-2005

3

67.1%

2004-2009

4

66.2%

2005-2010

5

64.7%

2004-2009

6

64.5%

2005-2010

7

64.3%

2004-2009

8

63.9%

2007-2012

9

63.8%

2005-2010

10

63.5%

2003-2008

11

63.4%

2006-2011

12

63.3%

2007-2012

13

62.9%

2006-2011

13

62.9%

2006-2011

15

62.6%

2007-2012

16

59.2%

2006-2011

17

58.6%

2005-2010

18

58.3%

2005-2010

19

55.5%

2004-2009

20

54.5%

2007-2012

21

53.4%

2005-2010

22

49.1%

2006-2011

23

47.7%

2003-2008

Female specific cancers

Breast cancer 5-year survival rate

Rank

Country

Survival
rate

Period

1

88.7%

2004-2009

2

87.7%

2005-2010

2

87.7%

2003-2008

4

87.4%

2007-2012

5

87.3%

2000-2005

6

87.1%

2007-2012

7

86.4%

2006-2011

8

86.2%

2004-2009

9

86.1%

2006-2011

10

85.9%

2005-2010

10

85.9%

2006-2011

12

85.2%

2006-2011

12

85.2%

2007-2012

14

85.0%

2005-2010

14

85.0%

2004-2009

16

84.6%

2006-2011

17

84.1%

2007-2012

18

82.6%

2005-2010

19

82.0%

2006-2011

19

82.0%

2007-2012

21

80.7%

2005-2010

21

80.7%

2006-2011

23

80.5%

2005-2010

24

73.6%

2003-2008

Cervical cancer 5-year survival rate

Rank

Country

Survival
rate

Period

1

76.8%

2006-2011

2

71.4%

2004-2009

2

71.4%

2006-2011

4

70.5%

2007-2012

5

70.2%

2000-2005

6

67.9%

2007-2012

7

67.5%

2005-2010

8

67.3%

2007-2012

9

66.5%

2006-2011

10

66.4%

2006-2011

11

66.0%

2005-2010

11

66.0%

2003-2008

13

65.1%

2005-2010

14

64.9%

2005-2010

15

64.7%

2006-2011

16

64.5%

2004-2009

17

64.1%

2005-2010

18

63.0%

2007-2012

19

62.2%

2004-2009

20

60.9%

2007-2012

21

60.6%

2006-2011

22

58.0%

2006-2011

23

57.2%

2005-2010

24

52.7%

2003-2008

Outcome of cardiovascular disease care

Heart attack 30 day in-hospital mortality per 100 hospital discharges

Rank

Country

Death
rate

Period

1

2.9

2012

2

4.4

2012

3

4.5

2011

3

4.5

2011

3

4.5

2011

6

5.2

2011

7

5.5

2010

8

5.7

2011

8

5.7

2011

10

5.8

2011

11

5.9

2010

12

6.2

2010

13

6.8

2011

13

6.8

2011

13

6.8

2010

16

7.0

2011

16

7.0

2011

18

7.1

2010

19

7.6

2009

19

7.6

2011

21

7.7

2011

22

7.8

2011

23

8.4

2011

24

8.5

2011

25

8.8

2011

26

8.9

2011

26

8.9

2011

28

10.7

2012

29

10.8

2010

30

12.2

2011

31

12.5

2011

32

13.9

2009

33

14.8

2009

34

27.2

2011

Hemorrhagic stroke 30 day in-hospital mortality per 100 hospital discharges

Rank

Country

Death
rate

Period

1

11.8

2011

2

13.1

2011

3

13.7

2011

3

14.4

2011

3

15.3

2011

6

15.8

2011

7

16.5

2010

8

16.7

2011

9

17.9

2012

10

17.5

2011

11

18.3

2011

12

19.9

2011

13

22.0

2011

14

21.8

2012

15

22.2

2011

16

22.3

2010

17

23.8

2011

18

24.0

2010

19

24.4

2010

20

24.5

2011

21

24.7

2010

22

25.2

2011

23

25.9

2010

24

26.4

2011

25

28.0

2011

26

28.7

2011

27

29.6

2011

28

29.7

2011

29

30.5

2011

30

32.0

2012

31

32.5

2009

32

40.5

2009

Ischemic stroke 30 day in-hospital mortality per 100 hospital discharges

Rank

Country

Death
rate

Period

1

3.0

2011

2

3.4

2011

3

3.5

2012

4

4.3

2010

5

5.3

2011

6

5.4

2011

7

6.0

2011

8

6.3

2010

9

6.4

2011

10

6.5

2011

11

6.7

2011

12

7.0

2010

13

7.4

2011

14

7.5

2010

15

7.8

2011

16

8.5

2010

16

8.5

2011

18

9.2

2009

19

9.4

2012

20

9.5

2011

21

9.6

2009

22

9.7

2012

23

9.9

2011

24

10.2

2011

25

10.4

2011

26

10.5

2011

27

10.7

2011

28

11.0

2011

29

11.6

2010

30

11.8

2012

31

12.8

2011

32

19.0

2009

33

19.6

2011

See also

  • List of countries by hospital beds
  • List of countries by life expectancy

References

2. http://www.businessinsider.com/best-healthcare-systems-in-the-world-2012-6?op=1