World Cup 2014 Health Rankings

WORLD CUP 2014 HERE'S TO A HEALTHY WORLD CUP Countries that spend more on health care often also have a higher life expectancy, though many other factors can contribute to variations across countries. We graphed health care spending and life expectancy for countries competing in the 2014 World Cup Group of 16 to see how these two health . and affordable, efficient, and high-quality health care systems for citizens of all countries. indicators played out. HIGHEST LIFE HIGHER SPENDING ON HEALTH CARE YEARS HIGHER LIFE EXPECTANCY 85 EXPECTANCY SWITZERLAND FRANCE GREECE GERMANY NETHERLANDS 80 CHILE * ) BELGIUM COSTA RICA USA MEXICO E URUGUAY O ARGENTINA HIGHEST 75 LOWEST HEALTH CARE COLOMBIA BRAZIL HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ALGERIA 70 HEALTH EXPENDITURE LIFE KNOCKOUT (% OF GDP) EXPECTANCY 65 SWITZERLAND 11 83 FRANCE 12 83 ROUND NETHERLANDS 12 81 GERMANY 11 81 GREECE 81 BELGIUM 11 80 60 SATURDAY COSTA RICA 10 80 JUNE 28, 2014 CHILE 80 UNITED STATES 18 79 MEXICO 77 URUGUAY 77 55 LOWEST LIFE ARGENTINA 76 COLOMBIA 74 EXPECTANCY BRAZIL 74 NIGERIA ALGERIA 71 NIGERIA 52 50 10% 15% 20% HEALTH EXPENDITURE (% OF GDP) Source: Data from World Bank (World dataBank) database: Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (2012) Notes: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life (weighted average). Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database. Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure (weighted average). It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Source: World Health Organization National Health Account database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database/DataExplorerRegime.aspx for the most recent updates). www.FamiliesUSA.org Families USA 2014 FAMILIESUSA LIFE EXPECTANCY (YEARS)