Table comparing current health expenditure per capita and average life expectancy at birth for five nations: Canada, Japan, Netherlands, UK, and US. All data for 2019. Sources: Global Health Observatory. Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$. Geneva: World Health Organization. Data in CSV format at https://healthsystemsfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CHE_per_capitalife_expectancy_2019_5nations_version2_090924.csv Copyright World Health Systems Facts/Real Reporting Foundation, 2024.

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Seventeen National Health Systems
– Austria
– Canada
– Costa Rica
– Czechia
– Denmark
– France
– Germany
– Hungary
– Italy
– Japan
– Netherlands
– South Korea
– Spain
– Sweden
– Switzerland
– United Kingdom
– United States

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Healthcare Workers
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People With Disabilities
Pharmaceutical Pricing and Regulation
Preventive Healthcare
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Wasteful Spending In Healthcare


Comparing National Health Systems
– Commonwealth Foundation: Mirror Mirror 2024
– Healthcare Access and Quality Index
– Sustainable Development Goals Health Index
– International Health Systems In Perspective
– Lessons for US Health Reform
– World Health Report

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– Affordable Care Act
– All Payer
– Public Option
– Single Payer / Medicare For All
– Universal Health Coverage


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