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If you were asked to name the world's best hospitals, you might well have mentioned the Mayo Clinic, Massachusetts General and the University Hospital, Zurich. You might not have thought of the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm or Singapore General. But the researchers and experts who help build this authoritative list are keenly aware of what's going on in hospitals around the globe, and they can, with confidence, identify the ones that set the standard for excellent care. The table below shows the Global Top 100 Hospitals, #1-50 are ranked based on recommendations, #51-100 are listed alphabetically. If your hospital is listed below, you can find out more about the licensing options visiting the Statista website.

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RankHospitalScoreCityHospital BedsFootnote1St Thomas' Hospital92.2%London 9202University College Hospital91.2%London 7203The Royal Victoria Infirmary91.1%Newcastle Upon Tyne 6804Freeman Hospital91.1%Newcastle Upon Tyne 5005Salford Royal91.1%Salford 6766Chelsea and Westminster Hospital90.3%London 4307Addenbrooke's90.0%Cambridge 1,4868Guy's Hospital89.6%London 2699Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham89.2%Birmingham 1,21310Bristol Royal Infirmary88.9%Bristol 1,08511Royal Berkshire Hospital88.9%Reading 91212St. Bartholomew's Hospital88.8%London 36513John Radcliffe Hospital88.3%Oxford 83214Glasgow Royal Infirmary87.4%Glasgow 1,000115King's College Hospital86.9%London 95016Hexham General Hospital86.5%Hexham 11517Leeds General Infirmary86.1%Leeds 59018Frimley Park Hospital85.7%Camberley 72019St Mary's Hospital84.9%London 48420Wythenshawe Hospital84.6%Manchester 95021The Princess Grace Hospital84.5%London 12722Wansbeck General Hospital84.5%Ashington 20723Manchester Royal Infirmary84.4%Manchester 75024Royal Hallamshire Hospital84.0%Sheffield 85025Southampton General Hospital83.7%Southampton 1,30026Hammersmith Hospital83.7%London 34627St James's Hospital83.5%Leeds 39128Royal Free Hospital83.5%London 83029The Whittington Hospital83.3%London 32030BMI The London Independent Hospital83.3%London 8431Glenfield Hospital83.0%Leicester 41532Worthing Hospital82.9%Worthing 95333Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford)82.5%Exeter 80034Northampton General Hospital82.5%Northampton 80035Charing Cross Hospital82.4%London 44436St George's Hospital82.3%London 1,30037Nottingham University Hospitals - Queen's Medical Centre Campus82.3%Nottingham 1,70038Nuffield Health - Leeds Hospital82.2%Leeds 8039The James Cook University Hospital81.9%Middlesbrough 1,02440The Royal London Hospital81.8%London 67541North Tyneside General Hospital81.6%North Shields 30742St Richard's Hospital81.4%Chichester 43043Wellington Hospital81.2%London 20644London Bridge Hospital80.5%London 13845Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France80.3%Edinburgh 900146Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Gateshead80.2%Gateshead 58047East Surrey Hospital79.8%Redhill 69748University Hospital Of Wales 79.8%Cardiff 1,080149West Suffolk Hospital79.7%Bury St. Edmunds 43050Leicester Royal Infirmary79.6%Leicester 1,00051Royal Derby Hospital79.6%Derby 1,15952Northern General Hospital79.5%Sheffield 1,10053Royal Surrey County Hospital79.5%Guildford 55954City Hospital Birmingham79.1%Birmingham 1,10055Homerton University Hospital79.0%London 50056Queen Elizabeth University Hospital78.8%Glasgow 1,677157Bedford Hospital South Wing78.6%Bedford 40058Chapel Allerton Hospital78.6%Leeds 8259Derriford Hospital78.6%Plymouth 1,00060Royal Victoria Hospital78.5%Belfast 350161Royal Bournemouth Hospital78.4%Bournemouth 71162Nottingham University Hospitals - City Campus78.4%Nottingham 1,10063University Hospital - Coventry78.2%Coventry 1,00564Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital78.0%Basingstoke 45065Crawley Hospital78.0%Crawley 14366Musgrove Park Hospital77.7%Taunton 63067Bassetlaw Hospital77.5%Worksop 17068Southmead Hospital77.3%Bristol 99669The London Clinic76.9%London 23470Spire St Anthony's Hospital76.9%Sutton 9271Brighton General Hospital76.7%Brighton 495172Queen Elizabeth Hospital - London76.6%London 58073St Helens Hospital76.6%St. Helens 63174Trafford General Hospital76.3%Manchester 23075Kingston Hospital76.2%Kingston Upon Thames 37176Bupa Cromwell Hospital76.1%London 11877BMI The Alexandra Hospital76.0%Cheadle 17278Whiston Hospital75.7%Prescot 81079Tameside General Hospital75.6%Ashton Under Lyne 52480Wexham Park Hospital75.2%Slough 58881Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital75.2%Cramlington 33782Stoke Mandeville Hospital75.2%Buckinghamshire 43183Withington Community Hospital75.1%Manchester 107184Yeovil District Hospital75.0%Yeovil 34585Royal Bolton Hospital75.0%Bolton 75586Royal United Hospital75.0%Bath 79587Royal Sussex County Hospital74.9%Brighton 78588Horton General Hospital74.8%Banbury 24889Grantham and District Hospital74.6%Grantham 18490Burnley General Hospital74.5%Burnley 29191Poole Hospital74.2%Poole 78992Princess Royal Hospital74.0%Haywards Heath 35193South West Acute Hospital74.0%Enniskillen 232194The Royal Glamorgan Hospital 73.9%Llantrisant 570195St Peter's Hospital73.8%Chertsey 24496Airedale General Hospital73.8%Keighley 37997Queen Mary's Hospital73.8%London 43098Torbay Hospital73.8%Torquay 29399Southend Hospital73.4%Westcliff-on-Sea 737100Royal Albert Edward Infirmary73.2%Wigan 513101Bradford Royal Infirmary73.0%Bradford 321102Gloucestershire Royal Hospital72.9%Gloucester 683103Harrogate District Hospital72.7%Harrogate 402104Arrowe Park Hospital72.7%Wirral 900

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If your hospital is listed above, you can find out more about the licensing options visiting the Statista website.

Global Board of Medical Experts:

The global board of medical experts was founded by Statista to support the World's Best Hospital Project. The board is an independent body that is tasked with the continuous development of the quality and scope of the project. Current members of the board of experts are listed here.

Methodology:

The World's Best Hospitals 2020 ranking lists the best hospitals in 20 countries (and one city-state): United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, Thailand, Australia and Brazil.

The rankings are based on recommendations from medical professionals, results from patient surveys and key medical performance indicators.

Statista, in collaboration with trusted insurance provider GeoBlue, invited tens of thousands of medical professionals in the selected countries to an online survey from September to November 2019. The survey was also promoted on Newsweek.com.

The number of awards per country varied based on the number of hospitals and data availability. The U.S. had the most hospitals awarded, with 300, and U.S. hospitals are also recognized with a best in state award.

Scores are comparable only between hospitals in the same country. The study includes a Global Top 100 list.

Specialized hospitals, like heart or cancer hospitals, are displayed in a separate list, sorted alphabetically.

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Download the methodology overview here.

Footnotes:

1 - The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, University of Maryland Medical Center: These hospitals reported discrepancies in the medical KPI data that was used to determine scores. No medical KPI was used to determine the score for this hospital. The score relies on patient satisfaction data and recommendations from medical experts.

2 - kbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum - München-Nord, Polyclinique du Parc Rambot - Provencale, Hôpital Bellevue, Clinique des Cèdres, Hôpital Emile Muller, Istituto Clinico Scientifico Maugeri - Veruno, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Ospedale Santa Croce e Carle, Ospedale Santa Croce di Fano, Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga, Presidio di Conegliano, Ospedale Sant'Antonio di Padova, Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria, Ospedale Sant'Eugenio: No patient satisfaction data was used to determine the score for these hospitals. Their scores relies on results from medical KPIs and recommendations from medical experts.

3 - Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France, University Hospital Of Wales, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital, Brighton General Hospital, Withington Community Hospital, South West Acute Hospital, The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade de Sao Paulo: No medical KPI was used to determine the score for these hospitals. Their scores relies on patient satisfaction data and recommendations from medical experts.