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"The United States has by far the highest level of health spending per capita in the world: nearly $6,100 or 15.4 percent of the GDP, according the World Health Organization. Scandinavian countries, with their universal healthcare coverage, pay less than half of this. Yet the United States has one of the lowest life expectancies among developed nations, at about 78 years, which is lower than Cuba’s and marginally beats Slovenia, according to United Nation’s figures. Meanwhile, China spends only $277 per capita, or 4.7 percent of its GDP, on healthcare expenditures and has on average a life expectancy of 73 years."
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:22:43 +0000

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