Health-Holland

0 Cyprus 439 Romania 548 Bulgaria 569 Greece 574 Lithuania 584 Hungary 584 Poland 587 Latvia 596 Albania 620 Croatia 623 Montenegro 630 Ireland 642 Malta 649 FYRMacedonia 673 Italy 673 Serbia 691 Estonia 695 Spain 726 Czech Republic 726 Slovenia 735 United Kingdom 749 Slovakia 807 Sweden 816 Austria 825 France 830 Iceland 832 Belgium 836 Germany 846 Finland 850 Luxembourg 850 Norway 864 Denmark 898 Switzerland 924 Netherlands 747 Portugal Source: Euro Health Consumer Index Scores (2017) Outstanding healthcare One of the best things about living in the Netherlands is its first-rate standard of healthcare. Indeed, it ranks first on the list of 35 countries in the 2017 Euro Health Consumer Index (the industry standard) for providing the best healthcare services. Since 2005, the Netherlands is the only country to consistently maintain a top-three ranking. The country also ranks number one on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Access to Healthcare Index, which measures countries worldwide on accessibility of healthcare and the overall healthcare system. Not only is healthcare in the Netherlands highly ranked and accessible, but also affordable. Health spending grew by an annual average of only 1% from 2009-2016, according to the OECD. Global Access to Healthcare Index (2017) Score out of 10 Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit, Global Access to Healthcare Index 9.1 Netherlands 1 9.0 France 2 9.0 Germany 2 8.8 Australia 4 8.8 United Kingdom 4 8.6 Canada 6 8.5 Cuba 7 8.4 Italy 8 8.4 Japan 8 8.3 Spain 10 8.3 United States 10 Euro Health Consumer Index Scores (2017) 46