This question was originally posted on Quora.com and was answered by Rupert Baines, human, been ill A poll on this has just been published: This is not "satisfaction with your own personal care" but of "the system" - but it is pretty illustrative. About the Study Approximately 20,000 adults in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K., and the U.S. were surveyed between February and June 2013. The survey focused on people’s experiences with their country’s health care system, particularly those related to accessing and affording health care. C. Schoen, R. Osborn, D. Squires, and M. M. Doty, "Access, Affordability, and Insurance Complexity Are Often Worse in the United States Compared to 10 Other Countries," Health Affairs Web First, published online Nov. 14, 2013. Source