Think the USA has the best doctors in the world?
 

Think again. Look how many obscure little BFE countries have longer life expectancies than us. Now there are many factors to this, not just healthcare...


http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/...at_bir_tot_pop

I always thought Germany was a good car-country

I don't know if I wanna live to be 79.83 years old...:1orglaugh

doctors here don't really care about patients, they just want thier payoffs from the drug companies to exclusively subscribe thier medications

It's not the doctors, it's the diet and the American culture.

We just sit at home, and drive to McDonald's for dinner.

Agreed.

Lots of interesting info there, for example:

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/..._of_sch_of_adu

US citizens on average are most educated? with everyone on average having a BS degree?

:eek7

Don't forget the ones who are ripping of the insurance companies - my wife nearly died because a doctor decided he'd make more money from her by keeping her ill...

I just got home from the US and I must say I've never seen so many fat obese people anywhere.

Yes I'm sure US doctors, hospitals and education are among the best in the world.

For those who can afford them. For those that can't afford to pay for it the system sucks.

i bet india has the best doctors even though they're medical care facilities aren't as good as ours :thumbsup

You forgot about all the smog........

life expectancy != quality of doctors.

I'm going to ask you that when you're 79.82 :winkwink:

It has nothing to do with doctors. It's a combo of diet, lifestyle and genetics.

Life expectancy at birth? What if they are from Iceland but move to Haiti or something?

American doctors can lick my ass crack.

thats cuz alot of other countries have universal health care, doesn't really say much about the quality of doctors.

This is the real deal:

The doctors, are much better in south america and specially in Cuba..

The hospitals are better here.. cuz they have everything..

The problem is not fully blamed on education.. but on lawyers.. a doctor needs to go thru so many papers before he can do anything.. that it just takes the job out of his hands..

The way the learn to be doctors in latin america is a lot tougher than here... so hence.. doctors who ( a good buddy of mine just did this ) go to south america to study and then come here and get their licenses.. will be much better docs than typical US residents who dont leave the country.

:2 cents:

Where at ? I've been lucky I guess but I got good doctors ...

Our lives are estimated to be shorter than the #1 country by 6 years, thats really not as bad as I thought it would be. We only lose 6 years to fast food and laziness:thumbsup

What are the expectations of owning a tgp?

US has the best doctors. period... end of discussion

McDonalds with all those calories and fats, I don't think so

I dont think all the best doctors start out here. They move here for the money.

The countries with the longer life expectancies.. might just have better diets then people in the US.

added the link to my favourites, thanx! :)

WTF?:helpme


Country Description Amount
1. Mozambique 31.3 years
2. Botswana 32.26 years
3. Zambia 35.25 years
4. Lesotho 36.94 years
5. Angola 36.96 years
Weighted Average 34.01 years

America's the best place in the world to get health care if you can afford it. If you can't afford it... it's the worst. :2 cents:

How ya work that out - where else have you been to compair it to?

Australia is the most obese country after America with the same type of diet and culture yet we are #6 and America is #48. In fact all the countries with the socialised medicine people keep on whining about are higher than America.

wow you've convinced me.

how is it thougher learning to be a doctor over there? have u ever even been in residency? its not a peice of cake

BINGO!

You got one of the few true assholes. The problem is actually the other way around, insurance companies are driving doctors out of business. There is a huge shortage of obstatricians and pediatricians because the malpractice insurance is so expensive. Private practice doctors used to be very affordable, but not anymore and that is almost exclusively due to malpractice insurance premiums.

Be sure to mention that to an American doctor as he's trying to save your life.

think of all the countries where the people dont go to school and stuff. USA has the most amount of educated people