NHS compared to US, other countries

[robdogbucky]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/aug/12/nhs-us-healthcare-obama

"How does the NHS compare to US healthcare?
As Barack Obama fights to change the system, we asked - when it comes to treatment - is US healthcare any worse than the NHS? See how they compare to other countries, too

The NHS has become the butt of increasingly outlandish political attacks in the US as Republicans and conservative campaigners rail against Britain's "socialist" system as part of a tussle to defeat Barack Obama's proposals for broader government involvement in healthcare.

But how does the US compare? We've looked at some key indicators on healthcare, from countries in the G8 - plus Cuba and China, thanks to the World Health Organisation..."


How the NHS compares can be found on a chart in this blog extract that will not copy well to this venue, but the sortable columns have the following categories listed.

-Per capita spending on health ($)
-Doctors per 10,000 pop Nurses and midwives per 10,000 pop
-Hospital beds per 10,000 pop
-Life expect. at birth


The comments made by readers are worth the read here as well.

Enjoy



Just my dos centavos

robdogbucky

[iamtechus]

1. Here is a simplified table with data from link above

           COMPARISON OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

   Per capita   Doctors  Nurses &  Hospital Life Expect.
   spending     per 10K  Midwives  Beds     at birth
   per yr ($)   pop.     10K pop   10K pop

US 	6719       26       94       31       78
UK 	2815       23      128       39       80
Russia 	 698       43       85       97       66
Japan 	2581       21       95      140       83
Italy 	2631       37       72       39       82
Germany 3465       34       80       83       80
France 	3420       34       80       73       81
Cuba 	 674       59       74       49       78
China 	 216       14       10       22       74
Canada 	3673       19      101       34       81

Statistics courtesy of guardian.co.uk

[onestepforward]

2. Good information. Thanks for posting.

You'd think that just from a "conservatively fiscal" view that pubs. would favor a NHS. I guess it is more important for them to just say "no" to everything Obama/Dem.

[progressivebydesign]

3. my close friend works for the govt health care in Belgium.

The thing that is so ridiculous about all this, is that what Obama is proposing is not even govt health care in the same way, it's much less intrusive.

But guess what? My friend and her family get health care (GOOD HEALTH CARE) whenever they need it. They don't wait for surgeries, and are so pleased with it. They think that we're all rather barbaric for not taking care of our people.. and wonder if that's why Americans look so unhealthy. And she got good health care before she went to work for them, so it's not like she gets special privileges.

[Turborama]

4. K&R n/t

[mimitabby]

5. thanks for this, that's a great chart!

Country/health($)/Doctors per 10K pop/Nurses&midwives per 10K pop/Hospital beds per 10K pop/
Life expect. at birth
United States--------6719----26---94---31--78
United Kingdom-----2815----23--128---39--80
Russian -------------698----43---85---97--66
Japan---------------2581----21---95--140--83
Italy----------------2631----37---72---39--82
Germany-----------3465----34---80---83--80
France-------------3420----34---80---73--81
Cuba-----------------674----59---74---49--78
China----------------216----14---10---22--74
Canada-------------3673----19--101---34--81
costs are per capita