The 16 countries with the world's best healthcare systems

The Legatum Institute, a London-basedresearch institute released its 10th annual global Prosperity Index in November, a huge survey that ranks the most prosperous countries in the world.The organisation compares 104 variables to come up with its list, splitting those variables into nine subindexes. One of the big components of the ranking is how healthy a country's people are.Health is measured by three key components by the Legatum Institute: a country's basic mental and physical health, health infrastructure, and the availability of preventative care.Perhaps unsurprisingly, the countries that have the best scores in the Prosperity Index, and therefore rank as the world's healthiest, are generally big, developed economies with large amounts of resources.Britainwhose NHS pioneered free at the point of use healthcare globallymisses out on this list, finishing 20th in the Legatum Institute's health sub-index.Take a look at the top 16 countries below:16. Canada ' Canada's 1984 Health Act entrenches in law the country's system of free at the point of access healthcare, known as Medicare. Canada's system is not perfect however, and in recent years the number of Canadians going south for private care in the USA has grown.15. Qatar ' The best standards of health in the Middle East can be found in the wealthy nation of Qatar. The nation has recently taken steps to implement a universal healthcare system across the entire country.14. France ' Famed for the quality of its health services, it is not surprising to see France close to the top of the pile. The country's average life expectancy is 82.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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