U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes

Commonwealth Fund January 31, 2023
Munira Z. Gunja, Evan D. Gumas, Reginald D. Williams II

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The U.S. spends nearly 18 percent of GDP on health care, yet Americans die younger and are less healthy than residents of other high-income countries

Not only does the U.S. have the lowest life expectancy among high-income countries, but it also has the highest rates of avoidable deaths

Introduction

In the previous edition of U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, we reported that people in the United States experience the worst health outcomes overall of any high-income nation.¹ Americans are more likely to die younger, and from avoidable causes, than residents of peer countries.

Between January 2020 and December 2021, life expectancy dropped in the U.S. and other countries.² With the pandemic a continuing threat to global health...

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