Table 1.
Median (with minimum-maximum, min-max), mean (with standard deviation, SD), number of months and number of ministers of health for each of the countries, in the last 20 years, ranked according to the Human Development Index (HDI), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) classifications of countries
| HDI position | Country | Number of months median (min-max) | Number of months mean (SD) | Number of ministers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 26 (10−72) | 34 (25) | 8 |
| 2 | Norway | 36 (12–36) | 27 (11) | 8 |
| 3 | Australia | 36 (12–85) | 42 (27) | 8 |
| 4 | Canada | 24.5 (4–55) | 26 (17) | 11 |
| 5 | Ireland | 26 (1–58) | 27 (22) | 9 |
| 6 | Sweden | 23 (1–70) | 25 (21) | 11 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 96 (84–108) | 96 (17) | 3 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 26 (3–102) | 39 (46) | 5 |
| 11 | Finland | 30.5 (12–48) | 30 (14) | 9 |
| 12 | United States of America | 47.5 (37–96) | 57 (26) | 5 |
| 14 | Denmark | 21 (10–72) | 26 (19) | 10 |
| 15 | Austria | 31 (9–46) | 30 (12) | 9 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 26.5 (17–44) | 28 (9) | 9 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 24 (8–71) | 27 (19) | 10 |
| 25 | Singapore | 42 (24–84) | 48 (26) | 5 |
| 26 | South Korea | 9 (0–21) | 10 (5) | 26 |
| 27 | Slovenia | 33 (6–61) | 32 (20) | 8 |
| 29 | Portugal | 35 (9–54) | 34 (16) | 9 |
| 32 | Czech Republic | 13 (1–29) | 14 (10) | 15 |
| 36 | Hungary | 18 (9–50) | 20 (11) | 13 |
| 37 | Poland | 13 (1–47) | 13 (11) | 18 |
| 40 | Chile | 32 (14–43) | 30 (11) | 10 |
| Total (22 countries) | 21 (0–108) | 33 (18) | 10 (5) | |
| 70 | Brazil | 13 (0–47) | 15 (12) | 17 |
| Total (23 countries) | 20 (0–108) | 32 (18) | 10 (5) | |
| IMF (Advanced economies: 18 countries) | 23 (0–108) | 28.6 (21.6) | 9.05 (4.77) | |
| IMF (Emerging and developing economies: 5 countries) | 16 (0–50) | 17.2 (12.1) | 14.6 (3.21) | |
| WB (High-income economies: 20 countries) | 22 (0–108) | 26.9 (20.7) | 9.55 (4.77) | |
| WB (Upper-middle-income economies: 3 countries) | 15.5 (0–47) | 17.1 (13) | 15 (4.36) |