Calgary’s livability ranking drops significantly amid health-care ‘strains’: report

Calgary's livability score is taking a tumble. That's according to annual rankings that look at the top places to live in the world. We look at why.

Calgary is no longer among the top five most livable cities in the world according to a new report; in fact, it didn’t even make the top 10.

Last year, Calgary nabbed fifth spot on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) annual list.

This year, Calgary saw the biggest drop in the rankings, tumbling to 18th place.

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The EIU, a research and analysis division of the Economist Group, released the list on Monday.

It surveyed 173 cities around the world, scoring them in five categories – stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure – on data collected between April 14 and May 11.

Copenhagen came in first place, followed by Vienna, Zurich, Melbourne and Geneva.

Only four Canadian cities made the list.

The one with the highest ranking was Vancouver (10), followed by Toronto (16), Calgary (18) and Montreal (19).

The EUI said all the Canadian cities in the survey saw a decline in score for healthcare, as “strains in the country’s national health service intensified.”