End-of-life care in the UK has been
ranked as the best in the world with a study praising the quality and
availability of services.
Rich nations tended to perform the best - with Australia and New Zealand ranked second and third respectively.
But the report by the Economist Intelligence Unit praised progress made in some of the poorest countries.
For example Mongolia - ranked 28th - has invested in hospice facilities, while Uganda - 35th - has managed to improve access to pain control through a public-private partnership.
Read more: UK end-of-life care 'best in world' - BBC News