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This graph depicts gross U.S. health care spending from 1960 to 2008. In 2002, automotive companies claimed that the universal system in Canada saved labour costs. [155] In 2004, healthcare cost General Motors $5.8 billion, and increased to $7 billion. [156]
Map of total public and private health expenditure per person (see year above map). [1] This article includes 2 lists of countries of the world and their total expenditure on health per capita. Total expenditure includes both public and private expenditures. See also: Health spending as percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by country.
A gap of 5% GDP represents $1 trillion, about $3,000 per person relative to the next most expensive country. In other words, the U.S. would have to cut healthcare costs by roughly one-third ($1 trillion or $3,000 per person on average) to be competitive with the next most expensive country.
Denmark spends 11.1% of the country's GDP on health care, or around $4,464 per person. However, the country's life expectancy is 79.3 years, below the OECD average of 79.8. 6.
At every turn, it seems, there's bad news about health care costs: America has the highest health care costs among the 34 member nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ...
This article includes 2 lists of countries of the world and their total expenditure on health as a percent of national gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is a measure of the total economy of a nation. Total expenditure includes both public and private health expenditures. See also: List of countries by total health expenditure per capita.
The average health care cost per person in South Dakota came in at $11,736, putting it ninth overall for personal health care costs. Nearly half of adults in the state reported not receiving care ...
Of the three biggest health care expenses, the amount spent on pharmaceuticals has increased the most. In 1997, the total price of drugs surpassed that of doctors. In 1975, the three biggest health costs were hospitals ($5.5B/44.7%), physicians ($1.8B/15.1%), and medications ($1.1B/8.8%). [105]