We profile health care systems around the world in these pages - putting the UK's NHS in a global context and giving you some idea how other countries run and finance their health services.

You'll find outlines of healthcare systems from Argentina and Australia to Iceland and Hong Kong. Here's where you can discover what the life expectancy is, how systems are organised, or how much is spent on health services in the countries listed opposite.

Bookmark or list these pages as a favourite if you want to broaden your understanding of world wide health.