Who spends what to extend old age

2018-10-10 -

Best five for efficiency

Life expectancy/ per cent of GDP spend on health

1. Hong Kong 84.4 yrs, 5.72pc

2. Singapore 82.7 yrs, 4.3pc

3. Spain 82.8 yrs, 9.2pc

4. Italy 82.5 yrs, 9pc

5. South Korea 82 yrs, 7.4pc

Worst five

1. Bulgaria 74.6 yrs, 8.2pc

2. United States 78.7 yrs, 16.8pc

3. Azerbajan 71.9 yrs, 6.7pc

4. Russia 71.2 yrs, 5.6pc

5. Serbia 75.3 yrs, 8.9pc

UK is in 35th place with 81 yrs, 9.9pc

Source: Bloomberg Healthcare Efficiency Scores in 56 Economies. Data is 2015 for all economies except Hong Kong (2014).