One of the most tragic consequences of Venezuela’s premeditated Cubanization is the descent of its healthcare:
Venezuelans Suffer Amid Crumbling Health System
As country’s economy struggles, lack of hospital funding and widespread shortages of medicine and surgical supplies put patients at risk
For instance:
In late November, the director of cardiovascular surgery at the University Hospital sent out letters to the cardiology ward’s patients, telling them they were being discharged. The reason cited: a dearth of operating-room supplies—no catheters, no working blood-processing machine, no heart valves.
A comment on the following graph: Any information on Cuba’s spending is provided by the government, and, therefore, dubious,
Read Juan Forero’s article in full, and browse through the comments.
CEPAL/ECLA has different figures, but Venezuela still ends up at the bottom.
ECLAC – CEPALSTAT
SOCIAL INDICATORS AND STATISTICS
Health
Total expenditure on health as a percentage of gross domestic product
(Percentage)
~ [A] Years
Country 2012
Paraguay 10.3
Costa Rica 10.1
Brazil 9.3
Uruguay 9.0
Cuba 8.6
Honduras 8.6
Argentina 8.5
Saint Lucia 8.5
Nicaragua 8.2
Panama 7.6
Bahamas 7.5
Chile 7.2
Colombia 6.8
El Salvador 6.7
Guatemala 6.7
Guyana 6.6
Ecuador 6.4
Grenada 6.4
Haiti 6.4
Barbados 6.3
Mexico 6.2
Dominica 5.9
Jamaica 5.9
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.9
Suriname 5.9
Belize 5.8
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.8
Dominican Republic 5.4
Trinidad and Tobago 5.4
Antigua and Barbuda 5.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.2
Peru 5.1
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.7
http://estadisticas.cepal.org/cepalstat/WEB_CEPALSTAT/Portada.asp?idioma=i