Top 10 Healthcare Countries in the World
                     Top 10 Healthcare Countries 
in the World

Health is one of the most vital aspects of a living being. No matter how much 
wealth one possesses it is all meaningless if that person is suffering from an 
illness or a disease. It doesn’t even have to be a chronic illness, you may have 
noticed if you are feeling sick even on a vacation you’d be feeling frustrated and 
angry despite having great weather, food, and people around you. So if being 
unhealthy has such negative effects on our mental state, imagine how much 
worse one would feel if they had no access to proper healthcare to fix it? And for 
that reason, each and every country are constantly advancing their healthcare 
systems in order to cater to their citizens better. Also, the last years’ pandemic 
showed us just how important a functioning medical system is for a healthy life in 
the modern world.
Best Healthcare around the World
Each year about 89 countries are surveyed and monitored in terms of 
infrastructure of medical facilities, health care professionals (doctors, nurses, and 
other essential hospital workers), medicine quality, medical policies, and all of its 
costs. The CEOWORLD magazine conducts this survey and they take all of the 
mentioned criteria into consideration along with sanitation and rules regarding 
tobacco and alcohol and score each country out of 100. Here are the results for 
2021 for the CEOWORLD Health Care Index.
10. United Kingdom: 
Though it consists of four countries it landed the tenth spot on this list. Another 
varying factor here is that each of the four countries; England, Scotland, Ireland, 
and Wales have their separate healthcare system and they all have different 
policies and procedures when it comes to that. However, common factors are that 
it is funded both publicly and by the government. Though the entire world was 
struck by the pandemic and UK was no exception, it still managed to hold on its 
own.
9. Belgium: 
When it comes to expenditure, Belgium is no slouch as 10% of its GDP goes 
towards healthcare and it ranks fifth highest in all European countries for 
expenditures in healthcare. Health insurance is mandatory here and it allows 
citizens to receive subsidized care from doctors, dentists, and prescriptions. 
Additionally, other programs are available in Belgium in which the patient pays the 
full cost for the services and some amount of it is reimbursed to the patient later 
on.
8. Spain: 
Spain benefits from both public and private healthcare systems. It works in a way 
that anyone is eligible for free basic healthcare, while only retired citizens have 
access to free private healthcare. Others can utilize the private systems as well, 
however, it is not free. Still, around 15% of the population uses them. Additionally, 
foreign workers are eligible to free medical services as well as long as they 
contribute to Spanish Social Security. Overall, Spain has a good healthcare 
system.
7. France: 
Although France was in the top three last year, thanks to the Covid it fell down to 
seventh. Still, it doesn’t change the fact that it runs one of the 
best healthcare systems. France has something known as Universal Health 
Care for its citizens, meaning they are eligible for medical care anywhere, anytime. 
Though the privatized system is also available and is usually utilized by wealthy 
families. While most citizens are covered with insurance paying about 70-80% of 
the total cost, low-income households are provided with services completely free 
of cost. Most doctors have their own private clinics and in order to get a check-up, 
one must register with them as their attending doctor.
6. Australia: 
The big ol’ Australia comes on sixth when it comes to healthcare, their system is 
known as Medicare. Though Medicare is mostly free, some scenarios are not 
covered under it and patients have to pay for the service, but at a reduced cost. 
Meanwhile, prescriptions are not included in Medicare, and there are some other 
costs as well which are known as Gap Fee that patients must pay themselves. 
Like other countries on this list, Australia has private hospitals as well, but 
generally, public ones are used by most of the population as taxes are deducted 
from paychecks for this purpose.
5. Japan: 
Now moving towards the East of the globe, Japan sits in the middle of this list. It 
should be known that Japan has the highest life expectancy out of any nation in 
the world, so they must be doing something right. Japan’s medical system works a 
bit differently from other countries, as doctors usually migrate to rural areas as 
they claim this allows them to have a higher quality of life. There are rarely any 
general practitioners in Japan, if you happen to need to visit a clinic you have to 
go to a specialist. Plus, the Japanese government put great emphasis on 
prevention to stop the disease before it even happens. About 5% of medical tax is 
deducted from the salaries of employees.
4. Austria: 
Similar to France, Austria has an identical healthcare system that is universal. 
Additionally, the Austrian government spent over 10% of its GDP on medical 
services in the year 2019. A set amount of money is deducted from the paychecks 
and low-income families benefit from free health coverage. But unlike France, 
people who earn more than a certain income, some amount determined by the law 
is automatically deducted from their salary that goes towards healthcare. Austria is 
one of the few countries that is not facing a doctor shortage, as 51 doctors are 
available for 10,000 citizens, this may not sound like a lot but compare it to the 
USA’s where only 24 doctors are present for 10,000 inhabitants it starts to look way 
higher. In addition to that, like many European nations, EHIC (European Health 
Insurance Card) works here as well.
3. Denmark: 
Ranking among one of the happiest countries in the world, it also ranks in the top 
three nations for healthcare. Healthcare is free in Denmark, but not only the basic 
one, special services, dentists, and mental health services are also free of cost 
and all citizens have equal access to it. Additionally, retired seniors are eligible for 
free home care services, and organizations like Senior Citizen Councils ensure 
that these people are receiving proper health care. Though most of it is free, 
private healthcare is also available.
2. Taiwan: 
Is it a surprise that the nation that avoided coronavirus would not be on this list? 
Plus it has some more benefits that give it the second spot. Taiwan uses what is 
known as single-payer healthcare, in which one public agency controls the entire 
healthcare system without any biases. Interestingly, the prescriptions that are 
often overlooked in other nations, it is capped at $6.64 for everyone and the doctor 
visits are limited at $14. This is a great system, as it benefits low-income people 
tremendously. What is even more fascinating is that Taiwan only spends about 6% 
of its GDP on the medical system, which makes it extremely efficient as well.
1 South Korea:
Ranking number one on this list for 2021 is South Korea and just like Taiwan, it 
has a single-payer model as well. It is free of cost for all the citizens, as well as for 
foreigners who have been living in the country for six months. South Korea also 
has the best treatments and technology when it comes to treating skin diseases. 
But the reason why it came on top in 2021 is because of its prevention and 
reaction towards the coronavirus, while other countries ranked higher prior to 2020 
they dropped down due to the inability to have a proper plan of action against the 
new virus while South Korea’s medical facilities made it easier for their citizens to 
recover and prevent it.
CEOWORLD magazine Health Care Index showed us how each country is doing 
post-pandemic, while some nations are completely ravaged others are doing much 
better. Which country will come out on top next year? We’ll just have to wait and 
hope no other deadly virus shows up.
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