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Slovakia: #28 in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

Dec 26, 2024 | freopp.org | Gregg Girvan

Slovakia holds the 28th position in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, achieving an overall score of 38.99. The country’s strongest performance is in Fiscal Sustainability, in which it ranks 11th, attributed to its relatively low healthcare costs. Conversely, Slovakia’s rankings are less favorable in Science & Technology and Quality, both at 29th.
United Arab Emirates: #27 in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

Dec 26, 2024 | freopp.org | Gregg Girvan

The United Arab Emirates is ranked 26th in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, a decline from its 19th position in 2022. It excels in Fiscal Sustainability, securing the 2nd place due to its low debt-to-GDP ratio of 29.5 percent and modest public spending growth. However, the UAE’s diverse healthcare system faces challenges, ranking 30th in both Choice and Quality, and 26th in Science and Technology, despite significant efforts to draw foreign medical investment.
Poland: #31 in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

Dec 26, 2024 | freopp.org | Gregg Girvan

Poland ranked second to last in the World Index of Healthcare Innovation (31st) with an overall score of 37.18. It ranks 25th in Choice and is the lowest at 32nd in Science & Technology, attributed to inadequate patient-centered care, insufficient infrastructure, and minimal scientific contributions. A notable aspect of Poland’s socialized healthcare system is its relative financial stability, ranked 13th in Fiscal Sustainability.
France: #17 in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

Dec 26, 2024 | freopp.org | Gregg Girvan

France’s predominantly government-operated healthcare system climbed to 17th in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, an improvement from its 24th position in 2022. Since the first iteration of WIHI in 2020, no country has risen the ranks faster, up 11 spots. In Fiscal Sustainability, France ranked 30th, ahead of only Japan and the United States.
Greece: #25 in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

Dec 26, 2024 | freopp.org | Gregg Girvan

In the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, Greece improved its position to 25th, up from 27th in 2022. Despite this improvement, Greece faced challenges, earning 28th place in Quality for the third consecutive year. Fiscal Sustainability also proved problematic, ranking 18th, largely attributed to Greece’s high debt-to-GDP ratio, which exceeds 162 percent. The dimension in which Greece performed best was Choice, ranking 9th.
Portugal: #23 in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

Dec 26, 2024 | freopp.org | Gregg Girvan

In the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, Portugal is ranked 23rd, a slight decline from 22nd in 2022, with an overall score of 42.92. The country excels in Quality, securing the 11th position due to its strong disease prevention and robust healthcare infrastructure. However, Portugal’s performance is hampered by lower rankings in Science and Technology (27th) and Choice (27th).
Spain: #19 in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

Dec 26, 2024 | freopp.org | Gregg Girvan

Spain has improved its position in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, inching up to 19th overall from 21st in 2022. It achieved mostly respectable rankings in various dimensions, including 20th in Quality, 12th in Choice, and 19th in Science and Technology. On the other hand, Spain was 25th in Fiscal Sustainability. The economic downturn between 2009 and 2015 saw Spain’s per capita GDP decrease by 20 percent. However, subsequent years have witnessed a steady economic rebound.
South Korea: #22 in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

Dec 26, 2024 | freopp.org | Gregg Girvan

In the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, South Korea achieved an overall ranking of 24th, a decline from 18th in 2022. The country held steady in the areas of Fiscal Sustainability, Quality, and Science & Technology, consistent with its performance in previous years. South Korea does well in controlling chronic disease and is well prepared to face pandemics, but faces mismatches in healthcare resources.
Hungary: #30 in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

Dec 23, 2024 | freopp.org | Gregg Girvan

In the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, Hungary’s single-payer system maintained its position at 29th, unchanged from 2022. The country achieved a rank of 15th in Fiscal Sustainability, largely due to its relatively low healthcare expenditure, which constitutes about 7.3 percent of its GDP. However, Hungary received modest rankings in other areas, earning 31st place for Quality and 16th for Choice, while its contributions to global Science and Technology ranked 23rd.
Sweden: #8 in the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

Dec 23, 2024 | freopp.org | Gregg Girvan

In the 2024 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, Sweden maintained its 8th place position from 2022. The country achieved significant improvements in Quality, ascending from 3rd to 1st place. Appropriately, given its association with the Nobel Prize, Sweden also excelled in Science and Technology, ranking 6th. Since the Health and Medical Services Act of 1982, Sweden’s healthcare system has ensured universal coverage for all legal residents.