Health Care Spending in Developed Countries

Health Care Spending in Selected Developed Countries Balance of Revenues and Health Spending in 2009 Time Series of Revenues and Health Spending, 1965-2009 Revenues and Health Spending 50% as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product 50% 50% - 50% Total Revenues Total Private Total Health Spending Public 0% 0% 0% 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2009 In 2009, the United States Denmark Sweden Belgium Austria France 50 48 50 43 Q 430 ranked first of the 10 developed 42G countries that spent the most 12 on health care (measured as a percentage of gross domestic 50- 50 product or GDP); it ranked last in total revenues. 25 25 Total health care spending was 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2009 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2009 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2009 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2009 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2009 17% percent of GDP in the U.S. Germany Canada New Zealand Switzerland United States in 2009, split evenly between 50 50 private (8%) and public (9%) 370 320 320 24 spending. The gap between total revenues and total health care spending in the U.S. in that 50 50 year was just 7 percentage 25 25 points, by far the narrowest among the 10 countries. 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2009 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2009 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2009 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2009 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2009 Authors: Courtney Griffith ([email protected], @CourtneyG_7) and Source: California Health Care Almanac, May 2011; Jonathan Schwabish ([email protected], @jschwabish) Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Publication Date: May 2012 Tax Database and Frequently Requested Statistics, November 2011. Health Spending * Total Revenues