Woman: 81

Men:77¹³

• Mental Health Concerns

• Aging Population

• Access to primary Healthcare

Adult Smoke: 27.2% (2023)

Obesity rate: 42% (2023)¹⁰

3 Branches

• Legislature (Senate & Chamber of Deputies)

• Judiciary (Supreme Court & Constitutional Court)

• Regional Administration (Regional governors & councils)

• Chile is classified as a High-income country (2023)¹⁷

• The Gini Index measures income inequality within a country on a scale from 0 to 100 from perfect to imperfect.

• Public / Private Insurance

• Universal Access Plan

• Zero Copayment Policy¹⁶

• 94.5% of Chile's population as health insurance coverage.¹⁸

• There is a mix of both public and private hospitals and physicians.

• There are an adequate supply of doctors but are distributed unevenly.

• Chile has a strong medical education standard / training¹⁹

Men: 74.8

Women: 80.2

Adults smoke: 11.9% (2023)

Obesity rate: 40.3% (2023)

3 Branches:

• Legislative (Congress)

• Executive (Presidents)

• Judicial (Supreme Court and Federal Courts)

Mixed Economy with,

Capitalism and Socialism are described as market-driven systems.

The economy is considered one of the strongest economies. (GDP)

41.3 (2022)

• There are great levels of income disparities.

• The Gini Index measures income inequality within a country on a scale from 0 to 100

• Private health insurance

• Medicare

• Medicaid

• Out-of-pocket payments

  (Tikkanen, Osborn, Mossialos, Djordjevic, & Wharton, 2020)​

Most hospitals and physicians are private (non-profit & for-profit)

Private insurances - HMOs, PPOs, EPOs, etc, are provided by employers; plans vary in how much u choose to pay upfront or during your visit.

Public insurances/programs - Medicare (federal funding), medicaid (federal and state funding), Children Health Insurance Program, Veterans Health Administration, Indian Health Services (HealthCare.gov, 2024)

2. https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/chile/overview

3. HealthCare.gov. (2024). Marketplace insurance categories. https://www.healthcare.gov

4. Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker. (2023). How does health spending in the U.S. compare to other countries? https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-spending-u-s-compare-countries/

5. World Bank. (2023). Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.IMRT.IN​

6. OECD. (2023). Government at a Glance 2023: United States. https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/government-at-a-glance-2023_c4200b14-en/united-states_015a6beb-en.htm

7. https://www.statista.com/statistics/914602/general-opinion-healthcare-system-chile/

8. https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/chile/overview

9. https://www.statista.com/statistics/980285/income-distribution-gini-coefficient-latin-america-caribbean-country/

10. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364694/public-opinion-biggest-health-care-problems-chile/

11. https://www.oecd.org/en/about/members-partners.html

12. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=CL

13. https://data.who.int/countries/152

14. https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF10880

15. https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Chile/health_spending_as_percent_of_gdp/

16. https://www.internationalinsurance.com/health/systems/chile.php?

17. https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups

18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Chile?

19. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8849372/

• Long wait times

• Overcrowded public facilities

• High Out-of-Pocket Costs

Strengths

• Improved Health Outcomes

• High Global Ranking⁷

• Unbalanced Access

• The healthcare system being overly complicated

• High Cost

Strengths

• advanced medical technology

• biomedical research

  (Peterson Foundation, 2024)​

• Mixed heath Financing: Public (FONASA) & Private (ISAPREs)

• Mandatory 7% income contribution for health coverage

• Public sector covers ~78% of population

• Near - Universal Healthcare coverage

The U.S

• Mixed system: public (Medicare/Medicaid) & private insurers

• Employer-based insurance common; high out-of-pocket costs

• Public sector covers specific groups (elderly, low-income)

• Top medical innovation from Research & Development