A recent "Investor's Business Daily" article provided very interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization.
Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis:
U.S. 75%
England 46%
Canada 42%
Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment within six months:
U.S. 93%
England 15%
Canada 41%
Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within six months:
U.S. 90%
England 15%
Canada 40%
Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month:
U.S. 79%
England 40%
Canada 41%
U.S. 75%
England 46%
Canada 42%
Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment within six months:
U.S. 93%
England 15%
Canada 41%
Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within six months:
U.S. 90%
England 15%
Canada 40%
Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month:
U.S. 79%
England 40%
Canada 41%
Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people:
U.S. 79
England 14
Canada 17
Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in "excellent health":
U.S. 14%
England 2%
Canada 6%U.S. 79
England 14
Canada 17
Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in "excellent health":
U.S. 14%
England 2%
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