Healthcare in Canada: How do we perform compared to the rest of the world?
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Comparison of healthcare system performance of Canada versus the rest of the world based on 2013 World Health Statistics report of the World Health Organization
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Healthcare in Canada: How do we perform compared to the rest of the world?
- 1. Healthcare in Canada how do we perform compared to the rest of the world? World Health Organization (WHO) regions compared in this presentation: AMR means WHO Region of Americas, best means best performer in the world taken from maximum or minimum values where appropriate, CAD means Canada; EUR means WHO European Region; world means value for all countries and regions submitted to WHO. Azi Boloorchi, January 2014
- 2. we rank among the best in the world in immunizing our infants against communicable diseases world AMR EUR CAD best 84 92 94 98 99 Immunization coverage among 1-year-olds for measles, 2011 data. Source: World Health Statistics 2013, World Health Organization. Azi Boloorchi, January 2014
- 3. we have one of the lowest rates of death due to communicable diseases 11 23 51 72 230 best CAD EUR CAD world Death due to communicable diseases per 100,000 population, age standardized, includes HIV/AIDS, diarrhoea, measles, malaria, pneumonia, and other communicable diseases, 2008 data. Source: World Health Statistics 2013, World Health Organization. Azi Boloorchi, January 2014
- 4. we have slightly higher prevalence of diabetes compared to the rest of the world best:5 world:10 EUR:10 CAD:11 AMR:12 Prevalence of raised fasting blood glucose among male adults of age >/=25 years old, %, 2009 data. Source: World Health Statistics 2013, World Health Organization. Azi Boloorchi, January 2014
- 5. we have a lower prevalence of smoking tobacco products best: 8% CAD: 24% AMR: 26% world: 36% EUR: 41% Prevalence of smoking any tobacco products amongst male adults of age >/=15 years old, %, 2008 data. Source: World Health Statistics 2013, World Health Organization. Azi Boloorchi, January 2014
- 6. we rank among the best in the world in years of life expectancy at birth 70 72 76 82 world EUR AMR CAD 83 best Life expectancy at birth (years), male and female, 2011 data. Source: World Health Statistics 2013, World Health Organization. Azi Boloorchi, January 2014
- 7. our government spends nearly twice more than our American and European counterparts on healthcare $3157 $1697 $1722 EUR AMR $599 world CAD Per capita government expenditure on health, $ (Purchasing Power Parity), 2010 data. Ranges from $3 to $5660 with a median of $284. A best perfumer cannot be assessed. Source: World Health Statistics 2013, World Health Organization. Azi Boloorchi, January 2014