>> On May 15, 3:40 pm, "Francis A. Miniter" <famini...@comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>> By another WHO measure, physician density per 1,000 of
>>> population, Canada has 2.14 and the US has 2.56, giving the
>>> US a slightly better coverage.  And Canada has 36 hospital
>>> beds per 10,000 while the US is at 33.  However, health
>>> expenditures as a % of GDP run 15.4% in the US and only 9.8%
>>> in Canada.

>> Whoa, there, Francis.  I have a hard time believing that the physician
>> density is homogeneous in either the US or Canada.  Ditto hospital
>> beds.  Does WHO recognize this?

>> Mary

> The report
> http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat2007_5healthsystems_hrh.pdf gives
> Australian figures for 2001.

> Australia had 2.47 doctors per 1000 population and I can guarantee
> that if you live in a small town or rural area you WILL have problems
> finding a doctor!

> http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat2007_6healthsystems_nha.pdf

> says that in 2004, Australia spent 9.4% of its GDP on health.

> I can't find a table listing hospital beds.
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> John Oliver
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