5 Countries with Free Health Care

In this piece, we will take a look at the 5 countries with free healthcare. For more countries, head on over to the 20 countries with free healthcare.

5. Mexico

Mexico’s System of Social Protection for Health was created around 2 decades ago, and while challenges remain, it is still considered to be among countries with free healthcare. Millions of Americans also go to Mexico for healthcare because the latter is a lot cheaper for medical procedures as compared to the U.S.

4. Russia

Surprisingly, Russia also has universal free health care, despite the relatively low standards of living in the country. While the healthcare system hasn’t been delivering as it should be in the past few years, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further strained its healthcare system, even as Dutch health tech company Philips confirmed earlier in the year that it would continue to deliver hospital equipment to Russia.

3. Brazil

We mentioned in the intro that Brazil has the most robust universal healthcare system in the world in terms of coverage, and has done well to be counted among the countries with free healthcare.

2. Indonesia

The largest Muslim country in the world, Indonesia is an incredible success case in how it provided healthcare to 17,000 islands in just a little over a decade. Recently, the country’s parliament passed reforms on its healthcare laws, leading to protests from medical workers worried about the laws disadvantaging them.

1. India

Surprisingly topping the list of 20 countries with free healthcare is India, home to a multi-payer universal healthcare model. Funded through public and private funds, public hospitals are free for all residents in India but in some places, symbolic payments are taken. While the healthcare system still has a long way to go to be on par with those in developed countries, India has also started implementing technology to give its 1.4 billion residents healthcare access. However, because of the vastness of the country and a large percentage of its population living in rural areas, millions still struggle to get the requisite access.

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