Unfair comparison

The Euro Health Consumer Index 2007 is being cited as evidence that the Bismark system ?delivers better value? than the Beveridge system.1 One might, however, pause to consider World Health Statistics 2007 from the World Health Organization (www.who.int) as shown in the table​table. Public healthcare statistics from the WHO Surely it is premature to draw conclusions on the merits of one system over another when the playing field is far from level?