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by overkalix 2916 days ago
Goodhart's law: When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.

Spain is at the top of the ranking because the medical staff have a huge economic incentive to convince donors/family (2k euros) and conduct transplants (e.g. from 10K euros to 15K euros for a liver transplant). The Spanish model has been criticized for many years for being a shady procedure controlled by even a shadier organization that is barely regulated by the government. When the success of the transplant is taken into account Spain loses a lot of places. Spain is at the bottom of Europe in terms of blood donation. The Spanish Model is definitely not one to be imitated.

https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/06/22/opinion/1529691789_6524...