May 12, 2026
The Commonwealth Fund’s newly updated, enhanced, and expanded International Health Care System Profiles are now available. This rich resource now includes 31 countries across six continents to reflect the variety of approaches to health care around the world. Explore the profiles through our redesigned interactive format, filled with graphics and options to compare health systems side-by-side.
With 11 new countries in the 2026 edition — ranging from Mexico and Spain to Nigeria, Pakistan, and Vietnam — you’ll be able to learn how systems operating under vastly different resource constraints, governance structures, and historical contexts provide health care.
Every profile opens with a snapshot of key statistics and features data visualizations and expert voices throughout. For each country, you’ll learn:
- Who gets health coverage, and for which services?
- How do doctors get paid? How does the health system recruit and retain its workforce?
- Is care affordable, or do people have high out-of-pocket costs?
- What do health outcomes look like? Are there persistent inequities?
- What innovations and reforms are countries pursuing to meet patients’ needs?
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