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Health care in Spain
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Spain operates a universal health care system. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, total health spending accounted for 9.4% of GDP in Spain in 2011, slightly above the OECD average of 9.3%.[citation needed] Spain's healthcare system ranks 19th in Europe according to the 2018 Euro health consumer index.[1] As of 2016, Spain is ranked 1st in the world in organ transplants.[2][3]
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In 2000, the Spanish health care system was ranked as the 7th most efficient healthcare in the world, as indicated in a report by the World Health Organization.[4] In 2011, the public sector was the main source of health funding with 73% of health spending funded by public sources, very close to the average of 72% in OECD countries.[5]