(ref: CIA World Factbook, Reuters, World Bank, Wikipedia)
This is a list of the top 75 countries for highest life expectancy in the world. Those countries offering some form of universal healthcare are noted with an asterisk (*) and the country name is in bold. Healthcare per capita (person) costs are in US Dollars.
Country | [1] Life Expectancy | [2] Per capita cost ($US) | [3] Universal Healthcare (*) | |
1. | Macau | 84.36 | ||
2. | Andorra | 82.51 | 2822 | |
3. | Japan | 82.12 | 2936 | * |
4. | Singapore | 81.98 | 1017 | * |
5. | San Marino | 81.97 | 3527 | |
6. | Hong Kong | 81.86 | * | |
7. | Australia | 81.63 | 3302 | * |
8. | Canada | 81.23 | 3430 | * |
9. | France | 80.98 | 3807 | * |
10. | Sweden | 80.86 | 3598 | * |
11. | Switzerland | 80.85 | 5560 | * |
12. | Guernsey | 80.77 | ||
13. | Israel | 80.73 | 1533 | * |
14. | Iceland | 80.67 | 4994 | * |
15. | Anguilla | 80.65 | ||
16. | Cayman Islands | 80.44 | ||
17. | Bermuda | 80.43 | ||
18. | New Zealand | 80.36 | 2421 | * |
19. | Italy | 80.20 | 2813 | * |
20. | Gibraltar | 80.19 | ||
21. | Monaco | 80.09 | ||
22. | Liechtenstein | 80.06 | * | |
23. | Spain | 80.05 | 2328 | * |
24. | Norway | 79.95 | 6267 | * |
25. | Jersey | 79.75 | ||
26. | Greece | 79.66 | 2280 | * |
27. | Austria | 79.50 | 3974 | * |
28. | Faroe Islands | 79.44 | ||
29. | Malta | 79.44 | 1308 | * |
30. | Netherlands | 79.40 | 3872 | * |
31. | Luxembourg | 79.33 | 6506 | * |
32. | Germany | 79.26 | 3628 | * |
33. | Belgium | 79.22 | 3726 | * |
34. | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 79.07 | ||
35. | Virgin Islands | 79.05 | ||
36. | United Kingdom | 79.01 | 3064 | * |
37. | Finland | 78.97 | 3232 | * |
38. | Jordan | 78.87 | ||
39. | Isle of Man | 78.82 | ||
40. | Korea, South | 78.72 | ||
41. | European Union | 78.67 | ||
42. | Puerto Rico | 78.53 | ||
43. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78.50 | 296 | * |
44. | Saint Helena | 78.44 | ||
45. | Cyprus | 78.33 | ||
46. | Denmark | 78.30 | 5447 | * |
47. | Ireland | 78.24 | 3871 | * |
48. | Portugal | 78.21 | 1864 | * |
49. | Wallis and Futuna | 78.20 | ||
50. | United States | 78.11 | 6657 | |
51. | Albania | 77.96 | ||
52. | Taiwan | 77.96 | * | |
53. | Kuwait | 77.71 | ||
54. | Costa Rica | 77.58 | 402 | * |
55. | Cuba | 77.45 | 362 | * |
56. | Chile | 77.34 | ||
57. | Libya | 77.26 | ||
58. | British Virgin Islands | 77.26 | ||
59. | Panama | 77.25 | * | |
60. | Slovenia | 76.92 | * | |
61. | Czech Republic | 76.81 | * | |
62. | Georgia | 76.72 | * | |
63. | French Polynesia | 76.71 | ||
64. | Northern Mariana Islands | 76.70 | ||
65. | Netherlands Antilles | 76.65 | ||
66. | Argentina | 76.56 | 551 | * |
67. | Saint Lucia | 76.45 | ||
68. | Uruguay | 76.35 | * | |
69. | Saudi Arabia | 76.30 | 492 | * |
70. | United Arab Emirates | 76.11 | * | |
71. | Mexico | 76.06 | 474 | * |
72. | Tunisia | 75.78 | ||
73. | Paraguay | 75.77 | ||
74. | Brunei | 75.74 | ||
75. | Poland | 75.63 | * |
Information sources:
[1] CIA World Factbook
http://tinyurl.com/healthcia
[2] Reuters and World Bank
http://tinyurl.com/reutershc / http://tinyurl.com/hnpworldbank
[3] Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_health_care
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