Healthcare Spending and Quality of Care

When it comes to healthcare spending, the United States leads the developed countries in terms of amount of money spent on Healthcare. If we look at Healthcare spending as a % of GDP among the developed countries, the United States is the highest with Health Care spending accounting for 15% of GDP.

For all the spending associated with Healthcare, the US ranks 37th in the most recent WHO rankings. Though the rankings methodology might have its shortcomings, given the complexity of ranking a national healthcare system, the US has been slipping in ranking in other indicators or public health including male and female life expectancy and infant mortality. 

Data Source: CATO Institute