Women’s Health Rankings by Country & Territory
Top-Ranking Country & Territory Trends:
- Strong infrastructures for testing, screening, and preventive care
- High-income economies
- Basic needs almost universally met
Bottom-Ranking Country & Territory Trends:
- Few women having their basic needs met
- Lower incidence of preventive care
- High-income inequality
- Weak healthcare infrastructures
Countries and territories are ranked based on a combined and weighted score (0-100) of the five dimensions linked to higher female life expectancy: Preventive Care, Basic Needs, Opinions of Health & Safety, Individual Health, and Emotional Health. To learn more about how scores are calculated, please visit the About or Methodology page.
Countries and territories are ranked based on whether women in the past year have been tested for high blood pressure, cancer, diabetes, and sexually transmitted diseases. To learn more about how scores are calculated, please visit the About or Methodology page.
Countries and territories are ranked based on a woman's ability to meet their basic needs in the last 12 months in terms of being able to buy the food their family needed and provide adequate shelter. To learn more about how scores are calculated, please visit the About or Methodology page.
Countries and territories are ranked based on female satisfaction with access to quality healthcare in general, whether they think pregnant women receive high-quality care, and whether they feel safe walking alone at night. To learn more about how scores are calculated, please visit the About or Methodology page.
Countries and territories are ranked based on female experiences with health problems by asking if they experienced pain in the last day or if they have health problems that prevent them from doing things people their age would normally do. To learn more about how scores are calculated, please visit the About or Methodology page.
Countries and territories are ranked based on female experiences of negative feelings with: worry, sadness, stress, and anger. To learn more about how scores are calculated, please visit the About or Methodology page.
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The below represents how the selected country or territory scored within each dimension of the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index. Each dimension score is weighted and contributes to the country or territories overall Index score. For more information, please visit the About or Methodology page.
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| 71 | Preventive Care |
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Gauges whether women in the past year have been tested or screened for the most frequent, fastest growing and/or the most damaging diseases: high blood pressure, cancer, diabetes, and sexually transmitted diseases.
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| 90 | Basic Needs |
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Gauges women’s ability to meet their basic needs in the last 12 months in terms of being able to buy the food their family needed and provide adequate shelter.
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| 12 | Opinions of Health & Safety |
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Gauges women’s satisfaction with access to quality healthcare care in general, whether they think pregnant women receive high-quality care, and whether they feel safe walking alone at night.
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| 12 | Individual Health |
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Gauges whether women experienced pain in the last day or if they have health problems that prevent them from doing things people their age would normally do.
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| 12 | Emotional Health |
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Gauges women’s daily experiences of negative feelings with: worry, sadness, stress, and anger.
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