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Health Rankings

Ranked indicators
7
240
countries ranked at most
2
ranked low to high

Life expectancy, mortality, medical capacity and health spending.

Thinnest coverage
192
Countries on the sparsest indicator here
Most first places
Monaco
Tops 2 rankings of 7 here
Rankings site-wide
35
Across 12 categories

Health Leaders

All rankings

Who tops each of the 7 ranked indicators in this category. Every heading links to the full table.

Countries by Life Expectancy
86.5 yearsMonaco
  1. 2San Marino85.8 years
  2. 3Hong Kong85.4 years

Highest of 240 ranked · Life Expectancy

Countries by Infant Mortality
1.2 per 1,000 live birthsSan Marino
  1. 2Estonia1.5 per 1,000 live births
  2. 3Japan1.8 per 1,000 live births

Lowest of 194 ranked · Infant Mortality

Countries by Maternal Mortality
1 per 100,000 live birthsBelarus
  1. 2Norway1 per 100,000 live births
  2. 3Poland2 per 100,000 live births

Lowest of 193 ranked · Maternal Mortality

Countries by Physicians per 1,000 People
9.54 per 1,000Cuba
  1. 2Monaco8.61 per 1,000
  2. 3Seychelles6.60 per 1,000

Highest of 206 ranked · Physicians

Countries by Hospital Beds
21.99 per 1,000Monaco
  1. 2U.S. Virgin Islands18.68 per 1,000
  2. 3Greenland14.35 per 1,000

Highest of 199 ranked · Hospital Beds

Countries by Health Spending
27.1% of GDPTuvalu
  1. 2Nauru18.2% of GDP
  2. 3United States16.7% of GDP

Highest of 192 ranked · Health Spending

Countries by Obesity Rate
75.8%American Samoa
  1. 2Cook Islands72.4%
  2. 3Tonga72.3%

Highest of 198 ranked · Obesity Rate

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