Comparison of healthcare systems in different parts of the world

United States

Great Britain

Canada

Germany

Netherlands

Japan

Life Expectancy At Birth

78.3

78.5

79.8

78.7

78.7

82.1

Health Spending As Part Of GDP

15.3%

8.4%

10.0%

10.4%

9.3%

7.9%

Average Annual Per-Person Cost

$6,714

$3,361

$3,912

$3,669

$3,784

$2,690

General Government Expenditure On Health As % Of Total Health Expenditures

45.8%

87.4%

70.4%

76.6%

81.8%

82.2%

What Do Individuals Pay? Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure As % Of Private Expenditure On Health

23.5%

92.2%

49.0%

56.7%

33.0%

82.4%

Physicians Per 10,000 Population

26.0

23.0

19.0

34.0

37.0

21.0

Hospital Beds Per 10,000 Population

32.0

34.0

83.0

50.0

141.0