The Cost of Health Around the World

The Cost Of Health Around The World Healthcare takes out a major chunk of people's salary around the world, especially in the U.S; it is also known to have the most expensive healthcare system in the world and also takes the biggest slice of the annual GDP. Lets take a look at some facts about the cost of healthcare around the world. Total Health Expenditures as a percentage of GDP Australia Austria Belgium Canadal Denmarkl Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourgl Netherland Norway Sweden "The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any outher country in the world, but has higher Switzerland rates of infant United Kingdom mortality, diabetes and other ills than many other developed countries. United States| - Reuters 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% Life Expectancy Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) Japan (82.1) Japan (2.8) Germany (79) Germany (3.9) Switzerland (81.3) Switzerland (4.2) United Kingdom (79) United Kingdom (5.1) United States (77) United States (6.8) Annual costs of health care per capita (Per person per year) $2,886 $2,998 $2,743 $2,104 $3,048 $2.983 $3,159 $2,745 $3,847 $2455 $2,249 $2,745 $3,847 $2,317 $5,711 Sources: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/mar/22/us- healthcare-bill-rest-of-world-obama http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0934556.html http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/p/24939845/Per-Capita- Cost-of-Health-Care-in-Various-Countries.aspx http://www.visualeconomics.com/healthcare-costs-around-the- world 2010-03-01/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworldiet cigraphs.html .COM The Cost Of Health Around The World Healthcare takes out a major chunk of people's salary around the world, especially in the U.S; it is also known to have the most expensive healthcare system in the world and also takes the biggest slice of the annual GDP. Lets take a look at some facts about the cost of healthcare around the world. Total Health Expenditures as a percentage of GDP Australia Austria Belgium Canadal Denmarkl Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourgl Netherland Norway Sweden "The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any outher country in the world, but has higher Switzerland rates of infant United Kingdom mortality, diabetes and other ills than many other developed countries. United States| - Reuters 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% Life Expectancy Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) Japan (82.1) Japan (2.8) Germany (79) Germany (3.9) Switzerland (81.3) Switzerland (4.2) United Kingdom (79) United Kingdom (5.1) United States (77) United States (6.8) Annual costs of health care per capita (Per person per year) $2,886 $2,998 $2,743 $2,104 $3,048 $2.983 $3,159 $2,745 $3,847 $2455 $2,249 $2,745 $3,847 $2,317 $5,711 Sources: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/mar/22/us- healthcare-bill-rest-of-world-obama http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0934556.html http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/p/24939845/Per-Capita- Cost-of-Health-Care-in-Various-Countries.aspx http://www.visualeconomics.com/healthcare-costs-around-the- world 2010-03-01/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworldiet cigraphs.html .COM The Cost Of Health Around The World Healthcare takes out a major chunk of people's salary around the world, especially in the U.S; it is also known to have the most expensive healthcare system in the world and also takes the biggest slice of the annual GDP. Lets take a look at some facts about the cost of healthcare around the world. Total Health Expenditures as a percentage of GDP Australia Austria Belgium Canadal Denmarkl Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourgl Netherland Norway Sweden "The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any outher country in the world, but has higher Switzerland rates of infant United Kingdom mortality, diabetes and other ills than many other developed countries. United States| - Reuters 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% Life Expectancy Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) Japan (82.1) Japan (2.8) Germany (79) Germany (3.9) Switzerland (81.3) Switzerland (4.2) United Kingdom (79) United Kingdom (5.1) United States (77) United States (6.8) Annual costs of health care per capita (Per person per year) $2,886 $2,998 $2,743 $2,104 $3,048 $2.983 $3,159 $2,745 $3,847 $2455 $2,249 $2,745 $3,847 $2,317 $5,711 Sources: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/mar/22/us- healthcare-bill-rest-of-world-obama http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0934556.html http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/p/24939845/Per-Capita- Cost-of-Health-Care-in-Various-Countries.aspx http://www.visualeconomics.com/healthcare-costs-around-the- world 2010-03-01/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworldiet cigraphs.html .COM The Cost Of Health Around The World Healthcare takes out a major chunk of people's salary around the world, especially in the U.S; it is also known to have the most expensive healthcare system in the world and also takes the biggest slice of the annual GDP. Lets take a look at some facts about the cost of healthcare around the world. Total Health Expenditures as a percentage of GDP Australia Austria Belgium Canadal Denmarkl Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourgl Netherland Norway Sweden "The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any outher country in the world, but has higher Switzerland rates of infant United Kingdom mortality, diabetes and other ills than many other developed countries. United States| - Reuters 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% Life Expectancy Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) Japan (82.1) Japan (2.8) Germany (79) Germany (3.9) Switzerland (81.3) Switzerland (4.2) United Kingdom (79) United Kingdom (5.1) United States (77) United States (6.8) Annual costs of health care per capita (Per person per year) $2,886 $2,998 $2,743 $2,104 $3,048 $2.983 $3,159 $2,745 $3,847 $2455 $2,249 $2,745 $3,847 $2,317 $5,711 Sources: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/mar/22/us- healthcare-bill-rest-of-world-obama http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0934556.html http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/p/24939845/Per-Capita- Cost-of-Health-Care-in-Various-Countries.aspx http://www.visualeconomics.com/healthcare-costs-around-the- world 2010-03-01/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworldiet cigraphs.html .COM The Cost Of Health Around The World Healthcare takes out a major chunk of people's salary around the world, especially in the U.S; it is also known to have the most expensive healthcare system in the world and also takes the biggest slice of the annual GDP. Lets take a look at some facts about the cost of healthcare around the world. Total Health Expenditures as a percentage of GDP Australia Austria Belgium Canadal Denmarkl Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourgl Netherland Norway Sweden "The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any outher country in the world, but has higher Switzerland rates of infant United Kingdom mortality, diabetes and other ills than many other developed countries. United States| - Reuters 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% Life Expectancy Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) Japan (82.1) Japan (2.8) Germany (79) Germany (3.9) Switzerland (81.3) Switzerland (4.2) United Kingdom (79) United Kingdom (5.1) United States (77) United States (6.8) Annual costs of health care per capita (Per person per year) $2,886 $2,998 $2,743 $2,104 $3,048 $2.983 $3,159 $2,745 $3,847 $2455 $2,249 $2,745 $3,847 $2,317 $5,711 Sources: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/mar/22/us- healthcare-bill-rest-of-world-obama http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0934556.html http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/p/24939845/Per-Capita- Cost-of-Health-Care-in-Various-Countries.aspx http://www.visualeconomics.com/healthcare-costs-around-the- world 2010-03-01/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworldiet cigraphs.html .COM The Cost Of Health Around The World Healthcare takes out a major chunk of people's salary around the world, especially in the U.S; it is also known to have the most expensive healthcare system in the world and also takes the biggest slice of the annual GDP. Lets take a look at some facts about the cost of healthcare around the world. Total Health Expenditures as a percentage of GDP Australia Austria Belgium Canadal Denmarkl Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourgl Netherland Norway Sweden "The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any outher country in the world, but has higher Switzerland rates of infant United Kingdom mortality, diabetes and other ills than many other developed countries. United States| - Reuters 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% Life Expectancy Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) Japan (82.1) Japan (2.8) Germany (79) Germany (3.9) Switzerland (81.3) Switzerland (4.2) United Kingdom (79) United Kingdom (5.1) United States (77) United States (6.8) Annual costs of health care per capita (Per person per year) $2,886 $2,998 $2,743 $2,104 $3,048 $2.983 $3,159 $2,745 $3,847 $2455 $2,249 $2,745 $3,847 $2,317 $5,711 Sources: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/mar/22/us- healthcare-bill-rest-of-world-obama http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0934556.html http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/p/24939845/Per-Capita- Cost-of-Health-Care-in-Various-Countries.aspx http://www.visualeconomics.com/healthcare-costs-around-the- world 2010-03-01/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworldiet cigraphs.html .COM