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Table 5 Cross-country efficiency rankings in 2012 for 26 countries using common hyperbolic order-α estimator

From: No theory: an explanation of the lack of consistency in cross-country health care comparisons using non-parametric estimators

 

Adams et al. (2011) [1]

Gearhart (2016) [8]

González et al. (2010) [9]

Spinks & Hollingsworth (2005, 2009) [22, 23]

Austria

25

18

18

9

Belgium

23

22

21

21

Czech Republic

7

9

4

5

Denmark

12

24

26

25

Estonia

3

1

1

2

Finland

13

14

22

22

France

21

19

12

19

Germany

22

21

23

16

Greece

11

4

13

13

Iceland

1

11

14

15

Ireland

10

20

19

24

Israel

6

7

3

10

Italy

14

10

10

11

Japan

8

12

7

4

Korea

5

6

5

1

Luxembourg

4

15

8

7

Netherlands

20

25

24

23

Poland

9

2

2

3

Portugal

15

3

15

12

Slovakia

16

8

6

8

Slovenia

2

13

20

6

Spain

19

5

9

17

Sweden

17

16

17

20

Switzerland

24

17

16

18

UK

18

23

11

14

US

26

26

25

26

  1. This is estimated for the year 2012. These are the efficiency rankings, by country, in 2012, estimated using the hyperbolic order-α estimator