>The per-capita rankings are very sensitive to small populations. I think these 9 should be considered outliers: I agree. Time will tell about the final ranki

>The per-capita rankings are very sensitive to small populations. I think these 9 should be considered outliers: I agree. Time will tell about the final rankings. But, the US health-care system is far more robust and creative than many of these other systems. Health-care COST is a legitimate debate. But, at the end of the day, when it comes to care, you are generally far better off in a US hospital than one of the others. In any case, we shall see...