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Interpersonal violence

Injury / external · Master rank #42 · ~0.4% of deaths (Top 20 avg)

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Illustrative playbooks — composed from system archetype + cause pathway. Not clinical guidelines.
United States#24 · 1.1%
Medicare/Medicaid + commercial

High-tech acute care; prior auth; huge price variation by payer. Firearm injury is a uniquely large US external-cause share

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Israel#38 · 0.6%
Mandatory health funds

Fund-integrated care; strong tech/trauma capacity. Trauma system experience; conflict-related injury capacity

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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South Korea#40 · 0.4%
NHI single payer + private hospitals

Very high utilization; hospital-heavy; aggressive screening culture. Injury / external pathway via NHI single payer + private hospitals.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Australia#41 · 0.4%
Universal Medicare + private optional

Strong primary care gatekeeping with private hospital overflow. Injury / external pathway via Universal Medicare + private optional.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Netherlands#41 · 0.4%
Mandatory private insurance, regulated

Insurer-organized pathways; low uninsured rate. Injury / external pathway via Mandatory private insurance, regulated.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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United Kingdom#41 · 0.4%
NHS tax-funded

GP gatekeeping, NICE pathways, waiting-list rationing for elective care. Injury / external pathway via NHS tax-funded.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Sweden#41 · 0.4%
Decentralized tax-funded

Primary-care centered; strong public health infrastructure. Injury / external pathway via Decentralized tax-funded.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Norway#41 · 0.4%
Tax-funded national system

Wealthy Nordic model; GP lists + municipal prevention. Injury / external pathway via Tax-funded national system.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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New Zealand#41 · 0.4%
Tax-funded + private optional

Pharmac constrains drug spend; public hospitals for major care. Injury / external pathway via Tax-funded + private optional.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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France#41 · 0.4%
Statutory health insurance

Ambulatory specialist access; strong pharma/device availability. Injury / external pathway via Statutory health insurance.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Taiwan#41 · 0.4%
NHI single payer

High ambulatory volume; global budgets constrain growth. Injury / external pathway via NHI single payer.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Denmark#41 · 0.4%
Tax-funded

Municipal prevention + regional hospitals. Injury / external pathway via Tax-funded.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Canada#41 · 0.4%
Single payer (provincial)

Single-payer core with wait times; limited private parallel. Injury / external pathway via Single payer (provincial).

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Spain#41 · 0.4%
SNS tax-funded

Strong primary care; Mediterranean public-health framing. Injury / external pathway via SNS tax-funded.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Germany#41 · 0.4%
Statutory sickness funds

Ambulatory specialists + hospital sector; dense capacity. Injury / external pathway via Statutory sickness funds.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Finland#41 · 0.4%
Tax-funded / reforming

Public primary care + occupational health overlay. Injury / external pathway via Tax-funded / reforming.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Italy#41 · 0.4%
SSN tax-funded

GP gatekeeping; north/south performance gaps. Injury / external pathway via SSN tax-funded.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Japan#50 · 0.1%
Statutory insurance, fee schedule

High visit frequency, low unit prices, specialist access without US-style referral walls. Injury / external pathway via Statutory insurance, fee schedule.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Singapore#50 · 0.1%
S+3Ms (subsidy + MediSave + MediShield + MediFund)

Public clusters for most serious care; private ISP for those who pay up. Injury / external pathway via S+3Ms (subsidy + MediSave + MediShield + MediFund).

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Switzerland#50 · 0.1%
Mandatory private insurance

High spend, high access, canton variation. Injury / external pathway via Mandatory private insurance.

Treat Trauma systems and emergency response
Prevent Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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