Health Stats: Comparing US to Universal Healthcare

Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis: 

            U.S.                    65%
 
            England               46%
 
            Canada                42%
 

Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment within six months:
 
            U.S.                      93%
 
            England                15%
 
            Canada                43%
 

Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within six months:
 
            U.S.                      90%
 
            England                15%
 
            Canada                43%
 
 
Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month:
 
            U.S.                      77%
 
            England                40%
 
            Canada                43%
 
 
Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people:
 
            U.S.                      71
 
            England                14
 
            Canada                18
 
 
Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in "excellent health":
 
            U.S.                    12%
 
            England                2%
 
            Canada                6%
 
 
            And now for the last statistic:
 
 
            National Health Insurance?
 
            U.S.                   NO
 
            England              YES
 
            Canada              YES

*statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization; published by Investors Business Daily.