World Health

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 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS UNITED STATES NORWAY CANADA GERMANY AUSTRALIA UNITED KINGDOM K 78.11 81.63 LIFEEXPECTANDY IN YEARS 81.23 79.26 79.01 LIFEEXPECTANCY 79.95 LFEENPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY LFE EXPECTANCY IN YEARS IN YEARS 7 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 11 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 6.3 Infant mortality deaths (1.000 Iive births) 460 Noncommunicable disease related deaths (100.000 pop) Cardiovascular 7 Matemal mortality deaths (100.000 live births) 4.8 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 388 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 141 Cardiovascular deaths (100.000 pop) 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 4.4 infant mortaity deaths (1,000 live births) 362 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 140 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop) 8 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 4.8 Infant mortality deaths (L.000 live brths) 434 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 182 Cardiovascular deaths 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100.000 Ive births) 3.3 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 416 Noncommunicabie-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 4.3 infant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 444 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 211 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) (100.000 pop.) 0,000 pop.) $4,763 COSTPERCAP TA $7,290 $3,895 $3,588 COST PER CAPITA $3,137 $2,992 COST PER CAPITA COSTPERCAPITA COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 16% of GNP spent on health care 8.9 % of GNP spent on heath care 10.1 N of GNP spent on health care 10.4 N of GNP spent on health care 8.7% of GNP spent on health care 8.4 %of GNP spent on health care 72 72 72 72 72 72 82 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS SPAIN JAPAN REP. OF KOREA POLAND MEXICO TURKEY 80.05 UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY 82.12 78.72 76.06 71.96 LFEEXPECTANCY 75.63 LIFE EXPECTANCY UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY IN YEARS NYEARS IN VEARS 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,DOD ive births) 4.2 Infant mortality deaths (1,000 live births) 395 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pap.) 137 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 8 Maternai mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 6.7 infant mortality deaths (0.0D00 ive births) 593 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 324 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 6 Maternal mortaity deaths (100.000 live births) 3.2 infant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 287 Noncommuncable-disease-related deaths (L00.000 pop.) 14 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 4.1 intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 537 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 186 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 60 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 ive births) 16.7 intant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 44 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 27.5 Infant mortality deaths (1000 live births) 757 Noncammunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 542 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 503 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop) 163 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pap.) 106 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) $2,671 $2,581 $1,688 $1,035 $823 COST PER CAPTA $618 COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 0OST PERCAPITA COSTPER CAPITA COST PER CAPITA 8,5 N of GNP spent on health care 8.1% of GNP spent on health care 6.8 % of GNP spent on health care 6.4% of GNP spent on health care 5.9 N of GNP spent on health care 5.7 of GNP spent 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 World Factbook: Organisation for Economic Co-operațion and Development: U.N. Population Division; World Health Organization www.good.is/ 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 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS UNITED STATES NORWAY CANADA GERMANY AUSTRALIA UNITED KINGDOM K 78.11 81.63 LIFEEXPECTANDY IN YEARS 81.23 79.26 79.01 LIFEEXPECTANCY 79.95 LFEENPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY LFE EXPECTANCY IN YEARS IN YEARS 7 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 11 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 6.3 Infant mortality deaths (1.000 Iive births) 460 Noncommunicable disease related deaths (100.000 pop) Cardiovascular 7 Matemal mortality deaths (100.000 live births) 4.8 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 388 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 141 Cardiovascular deaths (100.000 pop) 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 4.4 infant mortaity deaths (1,000 live births) 362 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 140 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop) 8 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 4.8 Infant mortality deaths (L.000 live brths) 434 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 182 Cardiovascular deaths 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100.000 Ive births) 3.3 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 416 Noncommunicabie-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 4.3 infant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 444 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 211 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) (100.000 pop.) 0,000 pop.) $4,763 COSTPERCAP TA $7,290 $3,895 $3,588 COST PER CAPITA $3,137 $2,992 COST PER CAPITA COSTPERCAPITA COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 16% of GNP spent on health care 8.9 % of GNP spent on heath care 10.1 N of GNP spent on health care 10.4 N of GNP spent on health care 8.7% of GNP spent on health care 8.4 %of GNP spent on health care 72 72 72 72 72 72 82 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS SPAIN JAPAN REP. OF KOREA POLAND MEXICO TURKEY 80.05 UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY 82.12 78.72 76.06 71.96 LFEEXPECTANCY 75.63 LIFE EXPECTANCY UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY IN YEARS NYEARS IN VEARS 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,DOD ive births) 4.2 Infant mortality deaths (1,000 live births) 395 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pap.) 137 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 8 Maternai mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 6.7 infant mortality deaths (0.0D00 ive births) 593 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 324 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 6 Maternal mortaity deaths (100.000 live births) 3.2 infant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 287 Noncommuncable-disease-related deaths (L00.000 pop.) 14 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 4.1 intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 537 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 186 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 60 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 ive births) 16.7 intant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 44 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 27.5 Infant mortality deaths (1000 live births) 757 Noncammunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 542 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 503 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop) 163 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pap.) 106 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) $2,671 $2,581 $1,688 $1,035 $823 COST PER CAPTA $618 COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 0OST PERCAPITA COSTPER CAPITA COST PER CAPITA 8,5 N of GNP spent on health care 8.1% of GNP spent on health care 6.8 % of GNP spent on health care 6.4% of GNP spent on health care 5.9 N of GNP spent on health care 5.7 of GNP spent 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 World Factbook: Organisation for Economic Co-operațion and Development: U.N. Population Division; World Health Organization www.good.is/ 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 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS UNITED STATES NORWAY CANADA GERMANY AUSTRALIA UNITED KINGDOM K 78.11 81.63 LIFEEXPECTANDY IN YEARS 81.23 79.26 79.01 LIFEEXPECTANCY 79.95 LFEENPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY LFE EXPECTANCY IN YEARS IN YEARS 7 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 11 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 6.3 Infant mortality deaths (1.000 Iive births) 460 Noncommunicable disease related deaths (100.000 pop) Cardiovascular 7 Matemal mortality deaths (100.000 live births) 4.8 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 388 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 141 Cardiovascular deaths (100.000 pop) 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 4.4 infant mortaity deaths (1,000 live births) 362 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 140 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop) 8 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 4.8 Infant mortality deaths (L.000 live brths) 434 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 182 Cardiovascular deaths 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100.000 Ive births) 3.3 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 416 Noncommunicabie-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 4.3 infant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 444 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 211 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) (100.000 pop.) 0,000 pop.) $4,763 COSTPERCAP TA $7,290 $3,895 $3,588 COST PER CAPITA $3,137 $2,992 COST PER CAPITA COSTPERCAPITA COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 16% of GNP spent on health care 8.9 % of GNP spent on heath care 10.1 N of GNP spent on health care 10.4 N of GNP spent on health care 8.7% of GNP spent on health care 8.4 %of GNP spent on health care 72 72 72 72 72 72 82 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS SPAIN JAPAN REP. OF KOREA POLAND MEXICO TURKEY 80.05 UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY 82.12 78.72 76.06 71.96 LFEEXPECTANCY 75.63 LIFE EXPECTANCY UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY IN YEARS NYEARS IN VEARS 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,DOD ive births) 4.2 Infant mortality deaths (1,000 live births) 395 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pap.) 137 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 8 Maternai mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 6.7 infant mortality deaths (0.0D00 ive births) 593 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 324 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 6 Maternal mortaity deaths (100.000 live births) 3.2 infant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 287 Noncommuncable-disease-related deaths (L00.000 pop.) 14 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 4.1 intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 537 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 186 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 60 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 ive births) 16.7 intant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 44 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 27.5 Infant mortality deaths (1000 live births) 757 Noncammunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 542 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 503 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop) 163 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pap.) 106 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) $2,671 $2,581 $1,688 $1,035 $823 COST PER CAPTA $618 COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 0OST PERCAPITA COSTPER CAPITA COST PER CAPITA 8,5 N of GNP spent on health care 8.1% of GNP spent on health care 6.8 % of GNP spent on health care 6.4% of GNP spent on health care 5.9 N of GNP spent on health care 5.7 of GNP spent 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 World Factbook: Organisation for Economic Co-operațion and Development: U.N. Population Division; World Health Organization www.good.is/ 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 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS UNITED STATES NORWAY CANADA GERMANY AUSTRALIA UNITED KINGDOM K 78.11 81.63 LIFEEXPECTANDY IN YEARS 81.23 79.26 79.01 LIFEEXPECTANCY 79.95 LFEENPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY LFE EXPECTANCY IN YEARS IN YEARS 7 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 11 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 6.3 Infant mortality deaths (1.000 Iive births) 460 Noncommunicable disease related deaths (100.000 pop) Cardiovascular 7 Matemal mortality deaths (100.000 live births) 4.8 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 388 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 141 Cardiovascular deaths (100.000 pop) 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 4.4 infant mortaity deaths (1,000 live births) 362 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 140 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop) 8 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 4.8 Infant mortality deaths (L.000 live brths) 434 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 182 Cardiovascular deaths 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100.000 Ive births) 3.3 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 416 Noncommunicabie-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 4.3 infant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 444 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 211 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) (100.000 pop.) 0,000 pop.) $4,763 COSTPERCAP TA $7,290 $3,895 $3,588 COST PER CAPITA $3,137 $2,992 COST PER CAPITA COSTPERCAPITA COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 16% of GNP spent on health care 8.9 % of GNP spent on heath care 10.1 N of GNP spent on health care 10.4 N of GNP spent on health care 8.7% of GNP spent on health care 8.4 %of GNP spent on health care 72 72 72 72 72 72 82 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS SPAIN JAPAN REP. OF KOREA POLAND MEXICO TURKEY 80.05 UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY 82.12 78.72 76.06 71.96 LFEEXPECTANCY 75.63 LIFE EXPECTANCY UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY IN YEARS NYEARS IN VEARS 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,DOD ive births) 4.2 Infant mortality deaths (1,000 live births) 395 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pap.) 137 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 8 Maternai mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 6.7 infant mortality deaths (0.0D00 ive births) 593 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 324 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 6 Maternal mortaity deaths (100.000 live births) 3.2 infant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 287 Noncommuncable-disease-related deaths (L00.000 pop.) 14 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 4.1 intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 537 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 186 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 60 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 ive births) 16.7 intant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 44 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 27.5 Infant mortality deaths (1000 live births) 757 Noncammunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 542 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 503 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop) 163 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pap.) 106 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) $2,671 $2,581 $1,688 $1,035 $823 COST PER CAPTA $618 COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 0OST PERCAPITA COSTPER CAPITA COST PER CAPITA 8,5 N of GNP spent on health care 8.1% of GNP spent on health care 6.8 % of GNP spent on health care 6.4% of GNP spent on health care 5.9 N of GNP spent on health care 5.7 of GNP spent 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 World Factbook: Organisation for Economic Co-operațion and Development: U.N. Population Division; World Health Organization www.good.is/ 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 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS UNITED STATES NORWAY CANADA GERMANY AUSTRALIA UNITED KINGDOM K 78.11 81.63 LIFEEXPECTANDY IN YEARS 81.23 79.26 79.01 LIFEEXPECTANCY 79.95 LFEENPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY LFE EXPECTANCY IN YEARS IN YEARS 7 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 11 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 6.3 Infant mortality deaths (1.000 Iive births) 460 Noncommunicable disease related deaths (100.000 pop) Cardiovascular 7 Matemal mortality deaths (100.000 live births) 4.8 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 388 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 141 Cardiovascular deaths (100.000 pop) 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 4.4 infant mortaity deaths (1,000 live births) 362 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 140 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop) 8 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 4.8 Infant mortality deaths (L.000 live brths) 434 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 182 Cardiovascular deaths 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100.000 Ive births) 3.3 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 416 Noncommunicabie-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 4.3 infant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 444 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 211 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) (100.000 pop.) 0,000 pop.) $4,763 COSTPERCAP TA $7,290 $3,895 $3,588 COST PER CAPITA $3,137 $2,992 COST PER CAPITA COSTPERCAPITA COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 16% of GNP spent on health care 8.9 % of GNP spent on heath care 10.1 N of GNP spent on health care 10.4 N of GNP spent on health care 8.7% of GNP spent on health care 8.4 %of GNP spent on health care 72 72 72 72 72 72 82 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS SPAIN JAPAN REP. OF KOREA POLAND MEXICO TURKEY 80.05 UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY 82.12 78.72 76.06 71.96 LFEEXPECTANCY 75.63 LIFE EXPECTANCY UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY IN YEARS NYEARS IN VEARS 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,DOD ive births) 4.2 Infant mortality deaths (1,000 live births) 395 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pap.) 137 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 8 Maternai mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 6.7 infant mortality deaths (0.0D00 ive births) 593 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 324 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 6 Maternal mortaity deaths (100.000 live births) 3.2 infant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 287 Noncommuncable-disease-related deaths (L00.000 pop.) 14 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 4.1 intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 537 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 186 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 60 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 ive births) 16.7 intant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 44 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 27.5 Infant mortality deaths (1000 live births) 757 Noncammunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 542 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 503 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop) 163 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pap.) 106 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) $2,671 $2,581 $1,688 $1,035 $823 COST PER CAPTA $618 COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 0OST PERCAPITA COSTPER CAPITA COST PER CAPITA 8,5 N of GNP spent on health care 8.1% of GNP spent on health care 6.8 % of GNP spent on health care 6.4% of GNP spent on health care 5.9 N of GNP spent on health care 5.7 of GNP spent 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 World Factbook: Organisation for Economic Co-operațion and Development: U.N. Population Division; World Health Organization www.good.is/ 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 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS UNITED STATES NORWAY CANADA GERMANY AUSTRALIA UNITED KINGDOM K 78.11 81.63 LIFEEXPECTANDY IN YEARS 81.23 79.26 79.01 LIFEEXPECTANCY 79.95 LFEENPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY LFE EXPECTANCY IN YEARS IN YEARS 7 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 11 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 6.3 Infant mortality deaths (1.000 Iive births) 460 Noncommunicable disease related deaths (100.000 pop) Cardiovascular 7 Matemal mortality deaths (100.000 live births) 4.8 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 388 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 141 Cardiovascular deaths (100.000 pop) 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 4.4 infant mortaity deaths (1,000 live births) 362 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 140 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop) 8 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 4.8 Infant mortality deaths (L.000 live brths) 434 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 182 Cardiovascular deaths 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100.000 Ive births) 3.3 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 416 Noncommunicabie-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 4.3 infant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 444 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 211 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) (100.000 pop.) 0,000 pop.) $4,763 COSTPERCAP TA $7,290 $3,895 $3,588 COST PER CAPITA $3,137 $2,992 COST PER CAPITA COSTPERCAPITA COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 16% of GNP spent on health care 8.9 % of GNP spent on heath care 10.1 N of GNP spent on health care 10.4 N of GNP spent on health care 8.7% of GNP spent on health care 8.4 %of GNP spent on health care 72 72 72 72 72 72 82 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS SPAIN JAPAN REP. OF KOREA POLAND MEXICO TURKEY 80.05 UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY 82.12 78.72 76.06 71.96 LFEEXPECTANCY 75.63 LIFE EXPECTANCY UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY IN YEARS NYEARS IN VEARS 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,DOD ive births) 4.2 Infant mortality deaths (1,000 live births) 395 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pap.) 137 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 8 Maternai mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 6.7 infant mortality deaths (0.0D00 ive births) 593 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 324 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 6 Maternal mortaity deaths (100.000 live births) 3.2 infant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 287 Noncommuncable-disease-related deaths (L00.000 pop.) 14 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 4.1 intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 537 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 186 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 60 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 ive births) 16.7 intant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 44 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 27.5 Infant mortality deaths (1000 live births) 757 Noncammunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 542 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 503 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop) 163 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pap.) 106 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) $2,671 $2,581 $1,688 $1,035 $823 COST PER CAPTA $618 COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 0OST PERCAPITA COSTPER CAPITA COST PER CAPITA 8,5 N of GNP spent on health care 8.1% of GNP spent on health care 6.8 % of GNP spent on health care 6.4% of GNP spent on health care 5.9 N of GNP spent on health care 5.7 of GNP spent 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 World Factbook: Organisation for Economic Co-operațion and Development: U.N. Population Division; World Health Organization www.good.is/ 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 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS UNITED STATES NORWAY CANADA GERMANY AUSTRALIA UNITED KINGDOM K 78.11 81.63 LIFEEXPECTANDY IN YEARS 81.23 79.26 79.01 LIFEEXPECTANCY 79.95 LFEENPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY LFE EXPECTANCY IN YEARS IN YEARS 7 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 11 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 6.3 Infant mortality deaths (1.000 Iive births) 460 Noncommunicable disease related deaths (100.000 pop) Cardiovascular 7 Matemal mortality deaths (100.000 live births) 4.8 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 388 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 141 Cardiovascular deaths (100.000 pop) 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 live births) 4.4 infant mortaity deaths (1,000 live births) 362 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) 140 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop) 8 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 4.8 Infant mortality deaths (L.000 live brths) 434 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 182 Cardiovascular deaths 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100.000 Ive births) 3.3 Intant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 416 Noncommunicabie-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop.) Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 4.3 infant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 444 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100.000 pop) 211 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) (100.000 pop.) 0,000 pop.) $4,763 COSTPERCAP TA $7,290 $3,895 $3,588 COST PER CAPITA $3,137 $2,992 COST PER CAPITA COSTPERCAPITA COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 16% of GNP spent on health care 8.9 % of GNP spent on heath care 10.1 N of GNP spent on health care 10.4 N of GNP spent on health care 8.7% of GNP spent on health care 8.4 %of GNP spent on health care 72 72 72 72 72 72 82 YEARS 82 YEARS 82 82 VEARS 82 VEARS 82 YEARS SPAIN JAPAN REP. OF KOREA POLAND MEXICO TURKEY 80.05 UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY 82.12 78.72 76.06 71.96 LFEEXPECTANCY 75.63 LIFE EXPECTANCY UFE EXPECTANCY LFEEXPECTANCY IN YEARS NYEARS IN VEARS 4 Maternal mortality deaths (100,DOD ive births) 4.2 Infant mortality deaths (1,000 live births) 395 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pap.) 137 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 8 Maternai mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 6.7 infant mortality deaths (0.0D00 ive births) 593 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 324 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 6 Maternal mortaity deaths (100.000 live births) 3.2 infant mortality deaths (1,000 ive births) 287 Noncommuncable-disease-related deaths (L00.000 pop.) 14 Maternal mortality deaths (100,000 ive births) 4.1 intant mortality deaths (1,000 Ive births) 537 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 186 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 60 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 ive births) 16.7 intant mortality deaths (1.000 live births) 44 Maternal mortaity deaths (100,000 live births) 27.5 Infant mortality deaths (1000 live births) 757 Noncammunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop.) 542 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) 503 Noncommunicable-disease-related deaths (100,000 pop) 163 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pap.) 106 Cardiovascular deaths (100,000 pop.) $2,671 $2,581 $1,688 $1,035 $823 COST PER CAPTA $618 COST PERCAPITA COST PER CAPITA 0OST PERCAPITA COSTPER CAPITA COST PER CAPITA 8,5 N of GNP spent on health care 8.1% of GNP spent on health care 6.8 % of GNP spent on health care 6.4% of GNP spent on health care 5.9 N of GNP spent on health care 5.7 of GNP spent 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 World Factbook: Organisation for Economic Co-operațion and Development: U.N. Population Division; World Health Organization www.good.is/