Doha: Owing to continuous investments and timely chalked-out strategies by the State, Qatar’s healthcare system has become the best in the region.
Qatar has been ranked among top 20 countries in Numbeo Healthcare Index by Country 2021, scoring 73 points. Taiwan is at number one globally among 93 countries covered in the survey.
Other countries in top 20 include South Korea, France, Japan, Denmark, Spain, Austria, Thailand, Australia, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Czech Republic, Belgium, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Israel and New Zealand.
The scoring has been done seeing different aspects of healthcare system from skills of medical staff to equipment used in facilities. Qatar’s scores in different components, covered in the survey, are as follows: Skill and competency of medical staff, 68.23 (high); speed in completing examination and reports, 69.66 (high); equipment for modern diagnosis and treatment, 88.28 (very high); accuracy and completeness in filling out reports, 69.53 (high); friendliness and courtesy of the staff, 76.16 (high); satisfaction with responsiveness (waiting) in medical institutions, 56.35 (moderate); satisfaction with cost, 75.00 (high); and convenience of location, 78.82 (high).
Healthcare Index is an estimation of the overall quality of the healthcare system, healthcare professionals, equipment, staff, doctors, cost, etc. To present survey result, Numbeo used the scale (0, 100) for values since it is easier to read for users.
In the survey, Doha has also emerged as first in the GCC scoring 72.94 on Numbeo Healthcare Index by City 2021.
Doha’s scores in different components of the survey are as follows: Skill and competency of medical staff, 68.18 (high); speed in completing examination and reports, 70.00 (high); equipment for modern diagnosis and treatment, 88.19 (very high); accuracy and completeness in filling out reports, 69.49 (high); friendliness and courtesy of the staff, 75.98 (high).
Doha’s score in other components are satisfaction with responsiveness (waiting) in medical institutions, 56.40 (moderate); satisfaction with cost, 74.80 (high); convenience of location, 78.65 (high).
It is to be noted that improved life expectancy, better health outcomes, and investment in health infrastructure had ranked Qatar as 5th in the world for health in Legatum Prosperity Index in 2019. Qatar was the only country in the region to score in the top five on the annual prosperity index.
