Spain operates a universal health care system. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, total health spending accounted for 9.4% of GDP in Spain in 2011, slightly above the OECD average of 9.3%.[citation needed] Spain's healthcare system ranks 19th in Europe according to the 2018 Euro health consumer index.[1] As of 2016, Spain is ranked 1st in the world in organ transplants.[2][3]
In 2000, the Spanish health care system was ranked as the 7th most efficient healthcare in the world, as indicated in a report by the World Health Organization.[4] In 2011, the public sector was the main source of health funding with 73% of health spending funded by public sources, very close to the average of 72% in OECD countries.[5]
- ^ "2018 European Health Consumer Index" (PDF). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "How Spain became the world leader in organ transplants". www.thelocal.es. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Global leader Spain carries out its 100,000th transplant". www.thelocal.es. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ World Health Organization, World Health Staff (2000). Haden, Angela; Campanini, Barbara (eds.). Health systems: improving performance. The world health report 2000. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. ISBN 92-4-156198-X.
- ^ "OECD Health Statistics 2014 How does Spain compare?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-02.