Have a look at how other countries care for their people

Most of the systems have universal health care, meaning all citizens have access to health services without finding themselves in financial hardship.

Spending as a share of the economy does not equate with quality of care. Some of the toprated countries spend less than the world average of 10% of GDP. The United States spends the most — 17%, according to the World Bank.

Alcohol and tobacco use are key risk factors to health.

Most patients are satisfied with their treatment.

Here is a closer look at five of those top-rated systems:

SINGAPORE

William Haseltine, co-founder of the think tank ACCESS Health International, said the citystate’s promotion of “social harmony” is a key factor in its health care achievements. “They believe that nobody in their country, even a foreigner, will go without health care,” he said at Harvard University in 2014. The government regulates public and private health insurance.

SWITZERLAND

People living in Switzerland pay for health care themselves through insurance contributions. Health care for people with low incomes is subsidized by the government.

Undocumented immigrants are in a difficult position because people can take out insurance only if they have papers proving valid residence for more than three months.

JAPAN

A trend of patients attending hospitals for minor complaints such as colds has led some hospitals to charge about $30 to people without referrals from doctors, according to The Japan Times. Residents, who are required to have public health insurance, pay up to 30% of the cost of treatment and prescriptions. People with low incomes get government support.

AUSTRALIA

Although the population’s overall health is generally good, some groups have poor health status — notably Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, the Australian government said. The private health sector is complemented by Medicare, the universal public health system. The government gives a subsidy of about 30% to people who buy private health insurance.

ISRAEL

Israel began providing health care insurance to all of its citizens in 1995. Foreign workers must be enrolled in private insurance plans by their employers. Israel has the longest life span in the Middle East and Africa.