Conrad Hackett Nov 25, 2022

Here's a scatterplot of health spending per capita (x axis) and life expectancy (y axis) in OECD countries. The lines represent averages.

One country sits alone in the bottom right quadrant due to its much higher health spending and below-average life expectancy.

Source: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/ae3016b9-en/1/3/1/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/ae3016b9-en&_csp_=ca413da5d44587bc56446341952c275e&itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType=book

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Show threadConrad Hackett Nov 26, 2022
Best health outcomes (based on wide range of data)
1 Iceland
2 Norway
3 Netherlands
4 Luxembourg
5 Australia
6 Finland
7 Switzerland
8 Sweden
9 Italy
10 Andorra
11 Ireland
12 Japan
13 Austria
14 Canada
16 NZ
18 Germany
23 UK
28 Czech Republic
29 US
48 China
55 Cuba
66 Iran
91 Mexico
127 S Africa
145 India
168 Haiti
194 Somalia
Source: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)30994-2/fulltext
Show threadMarielvd
@conradhackett This is from 2018. All is different now after Covid especially in the Netherlands
Nov 26, 2022 at 9:03pmWeb
Show threadChristianNov 27, 2022
@Marielvd @conradhackett wouldn’t it be equally different for every country after covid?
Show threadMarielvdNov 27, 2022
@conradhackett @teachpaperless That could be the case. But particularly in The Netherlands the problems with waiting lists to get hospital care and the staff shortages are extreme since Covid. More than 120.000 people are on waiting lists to get surgery or treatment