Life expectancy at birth is a good indicator of good health because:

Life expectancy at birth is a good indicator of good health because:
 A.  healthy people live longer    
B.  Individual life expectancy increases as people get older    
 C.  old people are more healthy than younger people.    

Which method of financing health care is best?
 A.  Private insurance    
B.  a combination of both public and private insurance    
 C.  It depends on other factors    
 D.  Public insurance    

Which of the following countries has the most cost-effective health care system?
 A.  Japan    
B.  Canada    
 C.  Not enough information    
 D.  The US    


In Canada, public expenditure on health, as a percentage of total expenditure on health is about 71%. The corresponding figure for Sweden is 81%. This means that:
 A.  The Swedish health care system is more efficient than that in Canada.    
 B.  None of these    
 C.  The Canadian health care system is financed in a less egalitarian way.    
 D.  The Canadian health care system is more efficiently managed than the Swedish system.    

In France the total expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP is greater than in Canada. This means that:
 A.  Canadians are healthier than French people.    
 B.  French people are healthier than Canadians    
 C.  None of these    
 D.  France is wealthier than Canada    

Which of the following is the better indicator of health?
 A.  Total health expenditure per capita    
 B.  Doctors per 1000 population    
 C.  Life expectancy    
 D.  Hospital beds per 1000 population    

Canada spends more per capita on health care than France. This means that:
 A.  This information tells us nothing about which population is healthier.    
 B.  Canadians are healthier than French people.    
 C.  French people are healthier than Canadians    
 D.  Neither is healthier than the other.    


What percentage of GDP does a country need to spend to finance good healthcare?
 A.  10%    
 B.  18%    
 C.  Does not depend solely on percentage of GDP    
 D.  12%    

Over time, longevity has increased in most countries. What does this mean?
 A.  People are eating healthier food.    
 B.  Health systems are improving.    
 C.  None of these    
 D.  People are living longer.    

Which is the best information to indicate the quality of a country’s healthcare system?
 A.  Number of practicing nurses per capita    
B.  Number of physicians per capita    
 C.  Longevity    
 D.  Health expenditure per capita