This is the country where the price of a one-day hospital stay is the most expensive in the world

If you have decided to travel the world, it is better not to get sick in Monaco if you are not insured. According to a study carried out by HelloSafe using data from 196 countries, you have to pay an average of 3,065 euros per day to be hospitalized in the Principality, a tidy little sum that not everyone can afford. The Principality is followed by Luxembourg (1658 euros), Norway (1221 euros) and Qatar (1189 euros). As for France, it ranks 22nd, between Germany and the United Kingdom, with an average of 518 euros per day of hospitalization.

Among the most problematic health problems that one can encounter during a trip, the attack of appendicitis appears in the first places. And according to reported data, the cost of an appendectomy can differ greatly from one country to another. For example, it costs on average 1025 euros in France for this operation and more than 41,000 euros in the United States and Canada.

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Beware of unpleasant surprises

This is why it is better to check the health coverage you have before leaving on your travels. Because as Hello Safe reminds us, unforeseen events are the nature of travel, most often happy but sometimes dramatic. Anna Parsons, a young New Zealander, unfortunately had the painful experience. In August 2022, the young woman suffered a terrible fall from 24 meters while climbing in Yosemite Park, just two days after landing in the United States.

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Rescued with countless fractures (neck, spine, pelvis, ribs and feet) and urgently transferred to a Californian hospital, she ultimately had to have her right foot amputated, an operation which forced her to extend her hospitalization by many days. Total bill: 1.1 million euros, of which only a fifth had been covered by the private insurance taken out by the young woman before her departure. This twist of fate then led his family to open an online fundraiser to cover the remaining costs.

Although extreme, this dramatic example illustrates the importance of carefully checking your coverage amounts before traveling abroad.