A recent Investors Business Daily article provided very interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization. Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment within six months: U.S. 93% England 15% Canada 43% Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within sixmonths: U.S. 90% England 15% Canada 43% Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month: U.S. 77% England 40% Canada 43% Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people: U.S. 71 England 14 Canada 18 Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in excellent health: U.S. 12% England 2% Canada 6% Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis: U.S. 65% England 46% Canada 42% And now...for the last statistic: National Health Insurance? U.S. NO England YES Canada YES
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 22:05:34 +0000
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