Forbes.com has assembled a list of the world’s 15 healthiest countries, among them:

Iceland
Sweden
Finland
Germany
Switzerland
Australia
Denmark
Canada
Austria
Netherlands

“Historically, these countries had an ethic of having more of a nationalized health care system. There’s this mentality that health care should be

a given right for citizens.

Despite the fact that an estimated 47 million Americans lack health insurance, the U.S . ranked 11.”

References:
World’s Healthiest Countries. Forbes.com.
Image source: Life expectancy around the world,
Wikipedia, GNU Free Documentation License.

Related:
U.S. Life Expectancy Shorter Than 41 Countries

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