According to the 2024 edition of the CEOWORLD magazine Health Care Index, Taiwan has been ranked as the country with the best healthcare system in the world. This index ranks 110 countries based on various factors that contribute to overall health. Two other Asian countries, South Korea (second place) and Israel (tenth place) were also among the top 10. In addition, five European countries made it to the top ten: Sweden (5th place), Ireland (6th place), the Netherlands (7th place), Germany (8th place), and Norway (9th place).
Of the 110 countries surveyed, Taiwan’s healthcare comes in 1st place on the list, scoring 78.72 out of 100 on the Health Care Index. At the opposite end of the spectrum, with a score of 18.6, El Salvador tops the list of the countries with the worst healthcare systems for 2024.
| Rank | Country | Medical Infrastructure and Professionals | Medicine Availability and Cost | Government Readiness | Health Care Index (Overall) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan | 87.16 | 83.59 | 82.3 | 78.72 |
| 2 | South Korea | 79.05 | 78.39 | 78.99 | 77.7 |
| 3 | Australia | 90.75 | 82.59 | 92.06 | 74.11 |
| 4 | Canada | 86.18 | 78.99 | 88.23 | 71.32 |
| 5 | Sweden | 78.77 | 74.88 | 74.18 | 70.73 |
| 6 | Ireland | 92.58 | 96.22 | 67.51 | 67.99 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 77.86 | 71.82 | 55.1 | 65.38 |
| 8 | Germany | 86.28 | 75.81 | 83.82 | 64.66 |
| 9 | Norway | 72.48 | 68.68 | 64.78 | 64.63 |
| 10 | Israel | 88.63 | 75.61 | 90.25 | 61.73 |
| 11 | Belgium | 79.09 | 69.93 | 67.29 | 60.16 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 77.76 | 68.97 | 59.65 | 59.6 |
| 13 | Japan | 98.7 | 94.99 | 98.74 | 59.52 |
| 14 | Singapore | 76.39 | 67.47 | 71.33 | 57.96 |
| 15 | United States | 79.73 | 68.59 | 75.73 | 56.71 |
| 16 | Austria | 86.58 | 71.23 | 73.86 | 54.86 |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 78.93 | 66.04 | 60.94 | 52.3 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 77.77 | 65.42 | 69.68 | 52.25 |
| 19 | Finland | 74.2 | 63.51 | 97.84 | 52.1 |
| 20 | Portugal | 68.21 | 60.36 | 55.08 | 51.99 |
| 21 | New Zealand | 73.53 | 62.22 | 74.19 | 50.15 |
| 22 | Italy | 98.3 | 75.25 | 83.54 | 49.58 |
| 23 | Hong Kong | 62.39 | 55.73 | 52.91 | 48.64 |
| 24 | Denmark | 82.67 | 66.15 | 81.98 | 48.54 |
| 25 | France | 69.37 | 59.16 | 66.11 | 48.27 |
| 26 | Spain | 96.87 | 86.79 | 98.21 | 48.13 |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 78.03 | 63.08 | 75.19 | 47.15 |
| 28 | Greece | 70.06 | 58.53 | 62.6 | 46.24 |
| 29 | India | 75.2 | 60.99 | 66.54 | 45.84 |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 84.18 | 65.52 | 76.28 | 45.62 |
| 31 | Croatia | 83.43 | 64.98 | 85.77 | 45.3 |
| 32 | Lithuania | 71.12 | 58.62 | 64.48 | 45.3 |
| 33 | Slovenia | 67.54 | 56.77 | 60.69 | 45.29 |
| 34 | Estonia | 64.17 | 54.94 | 52.11 | 45.1 |
| 35 | Cyprus | 78.39 | 62.1 | 74.03 | 44.72 |
| 36 | Iceland | 98.1 | 66.02 | 64.34 | 44.55 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 83.38 | 87.03 | 98.43 | 44.43 |
| 38 | Brazil | 85.38 | 64.9 | 72.19 | 43.06 |
| 39 | Indonesia | 64.37 | 54.02 | 55.79 | 42.99 |
| 40 | Latvia | 71.54 | 57.69 | 53.28 | 42.92 |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 65.97 | 54.61 | 47.94 | 42.5 |
| 42 | Russia | 88.12 | 72.84 | 91.25 | 42.31 |
| 43 | Slovakia | 76.84 | 59.97 | 74.42 | 41.99 |
| 44 | Hungary | 74.88 | 58.95 | 69.12 | 41.97 |
| 45 | Mexico | 71.55 | 57.07 | 65.42 | 41.63 |
| 46 | China | 69.67 | 55.99 | 65.36 | 41.4 |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 89.83 | 65.29 | 87.57 | 39.85 |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 75.65 | 58.23 | 65.85 | 39.65 |
| 49 | Tunisia | 73.88 | 57.18 | 74.7 | 39.37 |
| 50 | Lebanon | 68.39 | 54.18 | 65.81 | 39.03 |
| 51 | Georgia | 67.54 | 53.73 | 47.83 | 39.02 |
| 52 | Bosnia And Herzegovina | 76.14 | 58.14 | 62.74 | 38.95 |
| 53 | Albania | 91.58 | 65.96 | 94.29 | 38.65 |
| 54 | Bahrain | 72.36 | 55.97 | 67.42 | 38.48 |
| 55 | Tunisia | 66.73 | 53.04 | 50.02 | 38.43 |
| 56 | Jordan | 90.55 | 79.67 | 97.21 | 38.13 |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 70.93 | 54.96 | 64.1 | 37.94 |
| 58 | Serbia | 64.76 | 51.7 | 57.85 | 37.76 |
| 59 | Poland | 74.99 | 56.95 | 63.39 | 37.71 |
| 60 | Turkey | 70.83 | 54.54 | 73.01 | 37.16 |
| 61 | Belarus | 71.76 | 54.98 | 73.65 | 37.08 |
| 62 | Panama | 74.26 | 56.1 | 80.07 | 36.74 |
| 63 | Uruguay | 69.21 | 53.29 | 52.97 | 36.31 |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 64.57 | 50.87 | 59.31 | 36.26 |
| 65 | Venezuela | 97.4 | 68.59 | 92.72 | 35.96 |
| 66 | Oman | 45.46 | 40.81 | 43.32 | 35.85 |
| 67 | Argentina | 77.18 | 57.08 | 72.25 | 35.64 |
| 68 | Angola | 72.04 | 54.41 | 71.68 | 35.61 |
| 69 | Kenya | 75.31 | 55.96 | 64.15 | 35.32 |
| 70 | Puerto Rico | 69.92 | 53.1 | 51.23 | 35.16 |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 89.14 | 70.55 | 89.2 | 35.09 |
| 72 | Ecuador | 66.12 | 51.05 | 62.85 | 34.97 |
| 73 | Kuwait | 96.34 | 66.82 | 82.83 | 34.78 |
| 74 | Morocco | 67.9 | 51.87 | 63.47 | 34.78 |
| 75 | Qatar | 70.82 | 53.3 | 59.3 | 34.63 |
| 76 | Ukraine | 72.31 | 54.06 | 58.37 | 34.61 |
| 77 | Algeria | 69.88 | 52.7 | 66.16 | 34.37 |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 73.69 | 54.62 | 59.64 | 34.28 |
| 79 | Iraq | 70.73 | 52.88 | 64.43 | 33.84 |
| 80 | Peru | 75.32 | 55.16 | 58.24 | 33.65 |
| 81 | Colombia | 68.87 | 51.69 | 53.55 | 33.38 |
| 82 | South Africa | 49.97 | 41.87 | 52.56 | 33.22 |
| 83 | Thailand | 67.36 | 50.73 | 63.2 | 33.01 |
| 84 | Nigeria | 69.5 | 51.81 | 62.68 | 32.94 |
| 85 | Romania | 70.58 | 52.34 | 68.18 | 32.89 |
| 86 | Chile | 77.8 | 56.06 | 59.35 | 32.88 |
| 87 | Philippines | 73.74 | 53.81 | 57.45 | 32.55 |
| 88 | Malaysia | 73.36 | 53.59 | 58.14 | 32.52 |
| 89 | Vietnam | 71.39 | 52.53 | 53.7 | 32.42 |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 70.5 | 51.8 | 52.41 | 31.9 |
| 91 | Egypt | 70.3 | 51.7 | 52.03 | 28.5 |
| 92 | Iran | 70.1 | 51.61 | 51.77 | 28.2 |
| 93 | Guatemala | 69.9 | 51.41 | 51.41 | 27.9 |
| 94 | Tanzania | 69.8 | 51.34 | 51.03 | 27.6 |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 69.8 | 50.88 | 50.95 | 27.3 |
| 96 | Cote dIvoire | 69.5 | 50.73 | 50.63 | 27.2 |
| 97 | Ghana | 68.3 | 50.59 | 50.43 | 27 |
| 98 | Myanmar | 68.2 | 50.39 | 50.36 | 26.3 |
| 99 | Uganda | 66.9 | 50.28 | 49.85 | 25.8 |
| 100 | Cameroon | 66.8 | 50.13 | 49.67 | 25.7 |
| 101 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 66.6 | 50.04 | 49.67 | 25.6 |
| 102 | Sudan | 66 | 49.97 | 49.63 | 25.6 |
| 103 | Libya | 65.8 | 49.9 | 49.04 | 25.2 |
| 104 | Pakistan | 65.2 | 49.87 | 48.53 | 22.7 |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 65 | 49.64 | 48.4 | 22.5 |
| 106 | Bolivia | 64.2 | 49.6 | 47.96 | 22.3 |
| 107 | Paraguay | 64 | 49.25 | 47.73 | 21.9 |
| 108 | Nepal | 63.9 | 49.17 | 47.03 | 21.4 |
| 109 | Honduras | 63.4 | 49.15 | 46.58 | 19.6 |
| 110 | El Salvador | 62.6 | 48.96 | 46.22 | 18.6 |
The Health Care Index is a statistical analysis of the overall quality of the healthcare system, including healthcare infrastructure; healthcare professionals (doctors, nursing staff, and other health workers) competencies; cost (USD per capita); quality medicine availability, and government readiness. It also takes into consideration other factors including, environmental, access to clean water, sanitation, and government readiness to impose penalties on risks such as tobacco use and obesity. The ranking looks at 110 countries around the world on five different health variables.
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