How Much People Pay for Health Care Around the World

WORLD HEALTH Every country in the world approaches health care differently, but the end goal is the same: Keep citizens as healthy as possible at the lowest cost. Some countries spend a lot on health care, but see don't see great benefits for those expenditures among their citizens. Others, at least by the metrics below, are finding ways to reach both goals. This is a look at 12 countries around the world that examines how far the money they spend on health care goes toward affecting the health of their citizens. 82 82 UNITED STATES NORWAY CANADA GERMANY AUSTRALIA UNITED KINGDOM 78.11 79.95 81.23 79.26 81.63 79.01 LFEDPECTANCY LPECANC LEOPECANCY INEARS LFLDPECANCY NTARS 11 Materna mortaity deaths (100.000 ivebrs) 63 Intant martalty deaths (LO00 ivebrith) 440 Noncommunicabie disease eated deaths 00.000 pop) 188 Candavascalar deaths 000.000p) 7Maternal mortaity deaths G00.000 ive beth 3.3intant mortaity deaths (1000 ivebth 416 Noncommuncabie doense relatec deaths (100.000pop) 181 Cardiovascuar deaths 00.000 pop) 7Matema mortaity deaths (100.000 ve brth 4.8 Intant mortal ty ceaths (1000 vebrih) 388 Noncommun cable disease related deaths C00.000 pop) 141 Cardiovancular deaths 00.000 pop) 4 Matornal mortaity deaths (100.000 vebrth) 4.3 intant mortaity ceaths 0.000 ivebth 444 Noncommuncable disease related deaths (00.000 pop) 211 Cardiascular deaths (I00.000 pep 4Materamertaity deaths (100.000vebth 4.4 intart mortaity deaths 000 ive brth 362 Nancommncabie-disease reuted deaths (100.000 pop) 140 Cardiovascalar death 00.000 pop) BMaternel mortaity deaths (00 000 ebrth) 4Inlant mortaity deaths (1000 ive brth) 434 Noncommuncabie dsease rolated deaths 00.000 pop) 182 Cartioyascular deaths 000.000s) $7,290 $4,763 $3,895 $3,588 $3,137 $2,992 16%of CAP spent on heath care 8.9of GNP spent on heath cane 10.1Nof GNP spent on health care 10.4 Nof GNPpent on health care 8.7% ef GNPspert on health care 8.4of GP pent on heath care 72 72 72 72 72 72 82 82 v 82 SPAIN JAPAN REP. OF KOREA POLAND MEXICO TURKEY 80.05 82.12 78.72 75.63 76.06 71.96 LEECIPECIAND LFEDPECNCY NIEARS 4Materna mortaity deaths (100,000 ivebrth 4.2 intant mertaity deaths (L000 ive brths) 395 Nancommuncabie dsease related deaths (100,000 pep) 137 Candiovascjar deaths 000 000 pop) 6Melernal mortaity deaths (100000 ive brths) 3.2 infanit mortaity deaths (1.000 ivebrths) 287 Nancommuncable disease related deaths (100.000 pop.) 106 Cardiovascular desths (000.000 pop) 14 Materna mortaity dealhs (100.000 ive beths 4.1 intant mortaity oaths (1.000 ve brths 537 Noncommunicabie dsese reated deaths (100.000 pep) 186 Cerdovasclar ceaths (000.000 pop) 8 Meternai mortaity deaths (100.000 ivebrths 6.7 tatmortety desths (2000 lvebrhal 593 isncommuncatle disease related deaths (100.000 pop) 324 Cardevascular cealhs (200000 pop) 60 Maternal mortaity deaths O0.000 ue brthsl 16.7 inlant mortaity deaths (L000 ebirtha) 503 Noncommuncable disease telated deaths (100.000 pop) 163 Cardiovascular deaths (100.000 pep) 44 Maternel mortaity deaths (100.000 ive brtha) 27.5 nfant mortaity deaths (L000 livebrth 757 Noncemmunicabie disease reiated deaths (100.000 pep) 542 Cardiovascalar deaths (100000 pep) $2,671 $2,581 $1,688 $1,035 $823 $618 COST PERCAA COST PERCAPITA COSTPER CATA COSTPER CATA COST PER CAPITA 8.5of GNP spest on health cane 6.8of GNPspenton heath care 6.4of GNP smton health care 81of GNP seest on heath cane 59oGNP soent on heath cane 5.7Nof GNPspent on health care 72 72 72 72 72 72 GOOD A collaboration between GOOD and Way Shape Form, in partnership with GE. Dollar amounts are in 2007 U.S. dollars. SOURCES: CIA Wworld Factbook: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: U.N. Population Division; World Health Organizátion www.good.is/