5 Most Advanced Countries in Medicine

2. Japan

Health Care Index: 70.73

Citations Per Paper: 7.53

Legatum-Prosperity Health Score: 259.89

Japan is the third biggest economy in the world, and as such, spends a significant amount of capital on healthcare, especially in the anticipation of an aging population. It is known for frontier medical-research pharma companies like Astellas Pharma and Takeda Pharma.