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Policlinico Umberto I in Rome Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda in Milan. Italy's healthcare system is consistently ranked among the best in the world. [1] [2] The Italian healthcare system employs a Beveridge model, and operates on the assumption that health care is a human right that should be provided to everyone regardless of their ability to pay. [3]
In its 2000 assessment of world health systems, the World Health Organization found that France provided the "best overall health care" in the world. [132] In 2005, France spent 11.2% of GDP on health care, or US$3,926 per capita. Of that, approximately 80% was government expenditure. [64]
Italy's high average varies greatly by regions. In the more affluent north, the life expectancy at birth in 1990 for a man was lower than in Italy's south (73.3 compared to 74.2). For a woman, the average is higher in the north than in the south (80.6 compared to 79.8). [10] Central Italy has the highest average, with 74.7 for men and 81.0 for ...
A list of countries by health insurance coverage. The table lists the percentage of the total population covered by total public and primary private health insurance, by government/social health insurance, and by primary private health insurance, including 34 members of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries.
Map of total public and private health expenditure per person (see year above map). [1] This article includes 2 lists of countries of the world and their total expenditure on health per capita. Total expenditure includes both public and private expenditures. See also: Health spending as percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by country.
And as Green.org noted, healthcare is “notably less expensive” in Italy, with private healthcare for an elderly couple ranging from 1,500 to 2,800 euros a year, or about $1,620 to $3,020.
Algeria operates a public and universal healthcare system. A network of hospitals, clinics, and dispensaries provide treatment to the population, with the social security system funding health services, although many people must still cover part of their costs due to the rates paid by the social security system remaining unchanged since 1987.
Italian pension spending is high in comparison to its OECD counterparts. Italy spent the most on public sector pensions as a percentage of GDP among OECD nations. This accounted for 16.3 percent of GDP in 2013. [9] Italian pensions are among the most generous in the developed world in terms of income replacement.