The line graph illustrates the satisfaction level with the healthcare system in four different countries between 1991 and 2007.
Overall, the satisfaction level in Canada decreased from the highest to the second highest, while the other three countries showed a relatively stable trend across the period. The level of satisfaction in the UK became the dominant one, whereas that in the US remained the lowest throughout.
In 1991, Canada had the highest satisfaction percentage at almost 60, which was 10 percent more than the Netherlands, followed by the UK at about 22, and the US had the lowest rate with only 10. By 1998, the figure for Canada declined significantly to below 20, first being overtaken by that for the Netherlands, which rose slightly to 49, and next that for the UK, which also increased similarly to 26. Meanwhile, the US experienced no remarkable change at all.
For the rest of the period, the rate of satisfaction in Canada grew gradually, surpassing that of the UK, and finished the graph in second place with 40 percent. Although the Netherlands exhibited a marginal decline to its original level, it remained the highest, while the figure for the US increased to 12, yet stayed the lowest.