Weekly News Wire | February 7, 2022
The United Kingdom Is First In Quality Of End-Of-Life Care; U.S. Ranks 43rd
In an international ranking of the quality of end-of-life care, the United Kingdom (UK) ranked best across 81 countries. The United States ranked 43rd, and was ranked lower than Canada. The rankings were based on a 100-point scale. Scores ranged from 93.10 for the UK to 33.33 for Paraguay. The United States ranked 71.47 and Canada ranked 81.21.
End-of-life-care is defined as any health care service received by terminally ill individuals in their final days, including but not limited to, hospice. The rankings are based on national performance on 13 . . .
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