The U.S. spends $9,024 per capita on healthcare expenditures, yet Americans have a life expectancy of just 79.3 years, the lowest among nations with advanced economies, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Here's are other measures of the nation's health:
1. Despite spending nearly three times as much on healthcare when compared to other countries with similar income, the U.S. has one of the lowest life expectancy among nations with advanced economies.
2. Analysts believe the spending is attributable to expensive medical technology and the high cost of healthcare.
3. U.S. citizens see physicians at a lower rate than other countries, and are hospitalized less, but pay more when utilizing the aforementioned services.
4. The U.S. is also lagging in terms of healthcare access. When compared to 12 similar countries, the U.S. had the highest uninsured rate. Many countries like Sweden, Japan and the Netherlands have universal health insurance.
5. The U.S. has struggled the most out of similar countries to prevent preventable deaths. In 2013, the U.S. had 112 deaths per 100,000 that were preventable if appropriate coverage was available.
6. The. U.S. also had one of the lowest number of hospital beds per capita.