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— Ben Handel, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics, University of California – Berkeley

Total Health Spending In The US And Selected OECD Member Nations, USD PPP Per Capita, 2019

As shown in the graph above, the US spends much more per capita on healthcare than several other OECD member nations.

This graph shows that the life expectancy in the US is lower than in many other nations.

Chart comparing the number of Doctors and Nurses per 10,000 Population in the US and several other nations.

This graph demonstrates that the US health system has fewer doctors and nurses per 10,000 population than several other OECD member nations.

Health Systems Facts datatable comparing various aspects of the national healthcare systems of Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Health Systems Facts is a project of the Real Reporting Foundation. We provide reliable statistics and other data from authoritative sources regarding health systems in the US and several other nations.

Page last updated Feb. 21, 2021 by Doug McVay, Editor.