Area of Europe inset Area of Middle East inset Area of Caribbean inset Europe inset Middle East inset Caribbean inset Health-Care Capabilities Boundary representation is not necessarily authoritative. Source: National Center for Medical Intelligence. Countries with modern health-care infrastructure, providing high-quality care to most of the population. Pharmaceutical availability and production capability are excellent. These high-income economies have more than sufficient budgetary resources. Health care and public health education are a high national priority. Countries with developed health--care infrastructure, with quality care available to a large percentage of the population. Pharmaceuticals usually are available; production capability is adequate. Upper-middle-income economies, with sufficient budgetary resources to meet the needs of the population. Health care is a high national priority. Countries with developed health-care infrastructure. Medical care generally is available, but relatively large sectors of the population lack adequate care. Tertiary care generally is available, at least in major urban areas; primary health care exists but is underdeveloped. Pharmaceutical availability is good in urban areas; minimally available in rural areas. Production capabilities are generally limited but may be under rapid development. Lower-middle-income economies; budgetary resources generally are available but often are not efficiently used. Health care is of national importance but may be overshadowed by other pressing demands (i.e., political instability, conflict). Countries with less developed health-care infrastructure. Medical care is unavailable to large sectors of the population. Tertiary care is minimally available; primary and secondary health care is rudimentary. Pharmaceutical availablity generally is restricted to urban areas, but production capabilities are limited. Lower-income economies; significant support provided by outside assistance. Health care is a low national priority. Countries with least developed health-care infrastructure. Medical care generally is unavailable or much of the population is poorly served. Primary, secondary, and tertiary health care availabliity depends on humanitarian organizations. Pharmaceutical availability depends on humanitarian organizations. Health expenditures depend on outside assistance; lowest income economies. Health care is not a national priority. Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsuitable United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom France France France Germany Germany Germany Austria Austria Austria Belgium Belgium Belgium Estonia Estonia Hungary Ireland Ireland Ireland Italy Italy Italy Lithuania Switz. Switz. Switz. Albania Albania Mace. Mace. Kos. Kos. Netherlands Netherlands Norway Norway Norway Czech Republic Serbia Slovenia Slovenia Bos. & Her. Slovakia Slovakia Spain Spain Spain Sweden Sweden Sweden Croatia Croatia Denmark Denmark Denmark Lux. Lux. Lux. Mont. Mont. Malta Poland Rus. Latvia Andorra Andorra Andorra Monaco Monaco Monaco San Marino San Marino San Marino Guyana Trinidad and Tobago Grenada Barbados St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Kitts and Nevis Jamaica Colombia Venezuela Cuba Panama Haiti Dominican Republic Dominica Antigua and Barbuda Brazil Netherlands Antilles (Neth.) Netherlands Antilles (Neth.) Guadeloupe (France) Martinique (France) Suriname The Bahamas French Guiana (France) Afg. Djibouti Egypt Sudan Ethiopia Eritrea Yemen Oman U.A.E. Iraq Jordan Saudi Arabia Qatar Bahrain Kuwait Syria Lebanon Israel Cyprus Iran Turkmenistan Azerbaijan Armenia Turkey Pal. Auth. Uganda Rwanda Sudan Malaysia Singapore Timor-Leste Maldives Laos Thailand Burma Tanzania Kenya Costa Rica Guatemala Nicaragua Indonesia Zambia Cote d’Ivoire Senegal The Gambia Gabon Guinea Sierra Leone Angola Niger Nigeria Liberia Papua New Guinea Japan Peru Paraguay Argentina Chile Chile Mexico Algeria Tunisia Malawi Mozambique Zimbabwe Lesotho Swaziland Dem. Rep. of the Congo Greece Greece Greece Ghana Chad Benin Togo Sao Tome & Prin. Burkina Faso Burundi Canada Canada Canada United States Belize Philippines Australia Australia Australia New Zealand Madagascar South Africa Botswana Cameroon Equa. Gui. Ethiopia Somalia Cen. Afr. Rep. Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka Brunei Cambodia Vietnam Bhutan Nepal North Korea South Korea Bulgaria Ukraine Uzbekistan Georgia Comoros Seychelles Mauritius Rep. of the Congo The Bahamas Solomon Islands Kiribati Tuvalu Nauru Fiji Tonga Vanuatu Palau Samoa Ecuador Iceland Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Afghanistan Afghanistan Afghanistan Mali Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Moldova Romania Belarus Finland Morocco Portugal Portugal Uruguay Mauritania Guinea-Bissau Brazil Bolivia El Salvador Honduras Suriname Russia China Mongolia India Libya Kazakhstan Namibia DI Cartography Center/MPG 784436AI (G00909) 11-08 Western Sahara French Polynesia (France) Taiwan New Caledonia (France)