Belarus beats U.S. in health efficiency in Bloomberg Ranking

Belarus’ healthcare system ranked 42nd of 51 nations assessed by Bloomberg in its annual report Bloomberg Ranking: Most Efficient Health Care 2014, informs the website of the agency. Belarus was two positions higher than the United States.

Each country was ranked on three criteria: life expectancy (weighted 60%), relative per capita cost of health care (30%); and absolute per capita cost of health care (10%).

Belarus was included in the ranking for the first time. According to Bloomberg, the average life expectancy in Belarus is 72.1 years, the healthcare cost per capita at $339 and healthcare cost as percentage to GDP at 5%.

Singapore topped the Bloomberg Ranking having a life expectancy of 82.1 years, the healthcare cost per capita at $2,426 and healthcare cost as percentage to GDP at 4.5%.

Singapore is followed by Hong Kong, Italy, Japan and South Korea. Russia is at the bottom of the ranking.