United Kingdom is best place in the world to die

The report distinguishes between end-of-life care and palliative care, which is defined by the World Health Organization as limited not only to care in the final stages of a terminal illness, but also includes early assessments, psychological attention, and support systems.

Canada ranked 11th overall in the latest index with a score of 77.8, after tying for ninth with the United States when the EIU did its first Quality of Death index in 2010.

A newly made report from the Economist, which is referred as the Quality of Death Index, rates nation according to the quality of their palliative and hospice care they provide. Sometimes we get sick, sometimes we are crippled and sometimes we are damaged beyond fix, but even if we go through such circumstances, the point is to have a few dignity in death, a greater meaning and for that we need help.

The High quality of Demise Index 2015 reveals about eighty five p.c of the world’s inhabitants are denied the entry to high quality palliative care and hospice care.

The United Kingdom topped the list thanks to the extent to which palliative care is integrated into its National Health Service, as well as a strong hospicesystem. Second to UK was Australia, followed by Australia, with Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Taiwan and the United States being among the top 10 best.

The index, conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit, compared palliative care in 80 countries across the world. The list resembles the Commonwealth Fund’s overall ranking of health care systems by country for 2014. The study suggests that “wealthier nations” should change their emphasis from “curative care to managing long-term conditions”. Panama, for example, ranked 31 and is including palliative care with the country’s primary-care services.

“The number of specialists falls short of patient needs”, the report claims. “Discussions that concern end-of-life-care” can sometimes upset “religious sentiments that holds the sanctity of life as paramount”.

It is this “connection” with communities throughout Coventry and Warwickshire that Myton’s CEO, Kate Lee, feels is key to the charity’s continued success in providing respite and end of life care for terminally ill patients aged 18 and over.

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has called on all federal parties to come up with a national seniors strategy and make more tax benefits available to people who care for older relatives.