The report analyzed 188 countries based on 33 different progress indicators that align with the United Nation’s health goals.
Here are five notes:
1. Based on UN goals, Iceland, Sweden and Singapore rank as world leaders. The report authors noted Iceland ranks high due to its aggressive anti-tobacco policies and its publicly funded universal healthcare system.
2. The United States obtained positive rankings in water, sanitation and child development.
3. However, the nation had very escalated rates of interpersonal violence, HIV, suicide, obesity and alcohol. The United States’ response to natural disasters also contributed to the nation taking a back seat in the rankings.
4. The United States rated number 64 in the rate of mothers dying for every 100,000 births, and 40th in the rate of children under age five dying.
5. Across the 33 health indicators, the United States came out 28th, followed by Estonia and New Zealand.
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