Healthcare in high-income countries ------------------------------------------- The United States trails other wealthy countries on almost every healthcare measure, with Norway, the Netherlands and Australia taking the top places in a Commonwealth Fund survey ------------------------------------------- Healthcare spending (share of gross domestic product, 2019) Maternal mortality rates (deaths per 100,000 live births, 2018) Rank* 1 Norway 1.8 10.5% 2 Netherlands 3.0 10.2% 3 Australia 4.8 9.4% 4 UK 6.5 10.2% 5 Germany 3.2 11.7% 6 New Zealand 1.7 9.1% 7 Sweden 4.3 10.9% 8 France 8.7 11.1% 9 Switzerland 4.6 11.3% 10 Canada 8.6 10.8% 11 U.S. 17.4 16.8% *Analysis of 71 measures in five performance domains: access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes ------------------------------------------- Source: The Commonwealth Fund Montage: Graphic News, Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS