Percent of sicker adults who have experienced medical, medication, or lab errors or delays

/in /by

Percent of sicker adults who have experienced medical, medication, or lab errors or delays in past two years, 2016

 

 

United States

19%

Sweden

17%

Canada

15%

Switzerland

14%

Comparable Country Average

12%

United Kingdom

11%

Australia

11%

Netherlands

10%

France

8%

Germany

7%

Source: KFF analysis of data from “Mirror, Mirror 2017: International Comparison Reflects Flaws and Opportunities for Better U.S. Health Care” (The Commonwealth Fund, July 2017) Get the data PNG

 

The Peterson Kaiser Health System Tracker presents various statistics comparing the quality of the U.S. health care system with other countries. Note the two titles over the graphic. What measure of occurrence is reported here? Provide a rationale for your choice.