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End-of-Life Services in United States
USHow good is United States, exactly, at end-of-life services? The domain's standing for this one country — every factor scored with its reasoning and its sources, and an honest account of the factors we have not yet assessed. The same number its country profile and the worldwide end-of-life services ranking publish.
This specialty, assessed
End-of-Life Services
2.9/5
Moderate
Published · 8 of 8 factors
2.9 / 5
Moderate
United States's end-of-life services standing is the mean of the 8 of 8 factors we have assessed for it — a calibrated band, not a promise. Read each factor's reasoning below for free; the gaps are named, not papered over.
Provenance
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Factors assessed
8 / 8
Standing
Moderate
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8 / 8
Factors assessed
0
Awaiting assessment
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The evidence
Every end-of-life services factor, scored and sourced
Each finding carries its band and the reasoning behind it for free; the full report — detailed analysis, inline citations and the bibliography — is behind the title. Every score carries its reasoning, and links onward.
End-of-Life Services 8 factors 2.9Moderate Avg · 8/8
The verdict + reasoning are free · the full report is behind each title.
Assisted Dying
3.0Moderate
Assisted Dying Legality
2.0Poor
Assisted Dying Foreigner Access
2.0Poor
Assisted Dying Organizations
3.0Moderate
Assisted Dying Process
Palliative Care
4.0Good
Palliative Care Quality
4.0Good
Palliative Sedation Availability
Support Services
4.0Good
End-of-Life Counseling
1.0Poor
End-of-Life Cost
Each factor, two ways
The depth, and the field
Every factor opens two doors: into United States's own report for it, and out to how the whole field ranks on it. The figure beside each is how many of the 19 countries we have assessed on that factor.
Assisted Dying 4 factors
- Assisted Dying Legality 19 countries assessed 3.0Moderate Rank worldwide →
- Assisted Dying Foreigner Access 19 countries assessed 2.0Poor Rank worldwide →
- Assisted Dying Organizations 19 countries assessed 2.0Poor Rank worldwide →
- Assisted Dying Process 19 countries assessed 3.0Moderate Rank worldwide →
Palliative Care 2 factors
- Palliative Care Quality 19 countries assessed 4.0Good Rank worldwide →
- Palliative Sedation Availability 19 countries assessed 4.0Good Rank worldwide →
Support Services 2 factors
- End-of-Life Counseling 19 countries assessed 4.0Good Rank worldwide →
- End-of-Life Cost 19 countries assessed 1.0Poor Rank worldwide →
Where to go from here · End-of-Life Services in United States
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Rank the world on one end-of-life services factor
- Assisted Dying Legality, all countriesRanked
- Assisted Dying Foreigner Access, all countriesRanked
- Assisted Dying Organizations, all countriesRanked
Sideways the whole field
End-of-Life Services worldwide
Open the end-of-life services rankingAcross the same specialty, a rival
End-of-Life Services elsewhere
- End-of-Life Services in IndiaIN
- End-of-Life Services in MexicoMX
- End-of-Life Services in South KoreaKR
Comparison tray
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