Which countries have the most?

sAccording to the “Health Panorama 2023” just published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, there are on average 3.7 active doctors per 1,000 inhabitants in the organization’s 38 member states. This rate is highest in Greece (6.3 doctors per 1,000 inhabitants), Portugal (6), Austria (5.4), and Norway (5.2). However, note that according to OECD experts, the figures in Greece and Portugal are so inflated that they include all doctors “licensed” to practice.

At the other end of the scale, we find that Turkey (2.2 doctors per 1,000 population), Colombia (2.5), Japan and Korea (2.6), as well as the United States (2.7) have the lowest physician densities. . France is also below the OECD average, with the proportion of practicing doctors at 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and ranging from 1.6 in the Eure department to 5 in the Hautes-Alpes region. For the record, the number was only 1.2 in 1968.

Hospital beds: Japan and South Korea are in good shape

Today there is also an average of 9.2 nurses per 1,000 population in OECD countries. Colombia has the lowest rate (1.6) followed by Turkey (2.8) and Mexico (2.9). On the other hand, the number of nurses per 1,000 inhabitants exceeds 18 in countries such as Finland (18.9), Switzerland (18.4), and Norway (18.3). This is almost half of France’s low rate of 9.7.

Read alsoGovernment Medicaid: The Real Numbers to Understand It AllThere is also an average of 4.3 hospital beds per 1,000 population in 38 OECD countries. With 12.8 and 12.6 hospital beds per 1,000 population respectively, South Korea and Japan fare best in this area. At the other end of the scale, Mexico (1 hospital bed per 1,000 inhabitants), Costa Rica (1.2), Colombia (1.7), but also Sweden (2) are among the least fortunate countries. With 5.7 hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants, France is above the OECD average. It is behind Germany (7.8) but ahead of Italy (3.1).

Finally, with 94% of people saying they are satisfied with access to quality health services, Switzerland is at the top of this ranking, ahead of Belgium (90%) and Germany (85%). On the other hand, the satisfaction rate dropped to 39% in Chile, 41% in Colombia, and 44% in Hungary and Greece. In France, it reaches 71%.