share of it’s gross domestic product on health care, with almost 19 percent of its GDP spent on health care services.
In 2021, the United States had the highest per capita health expenditure among OECD countries. At that time, per capita health expenditure in the U.S. amounted to 12,318 U.S. dollars, significantly higher than in Germany, the country with the second highest per capita health expenditure. Switzerland, Norway, and the Netherlands are also within the top five countries with the highest per capita health expenditure. The United States also spent the highest Per capita health expenditure in selected countries in 2021 (in U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Health expenditures in the U.S.
Global comparison
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- Basic Statistic Estimated global per capita health spending 2019 & 2050
- Premium Statistic Per capita health expenditure in selected countries 2021
- Premium Statistic Health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in select countries 2021
- Basic Statistic Countries with highest government health expenditure share 2019
Overview U.S.
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Categories
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- Premium Statistic Health spending distribution in the United States by category 2013-2020
- Premium Statistic Health spending growth rate in the U.S. 2020, sorted by category
- Basic Statistic Growth in health spending categories in the U.S. 2013-2020
- Basic Statistic Health spending distribution in the United States by payer 2018-2020
Payer
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- Premium Statistic U.S. health care expenditure distribution by payer 2015-2022
- Basic Statistic Change in health spending levels in the United States by payer 2020
- Basic Statistic Hospital care spending in the United States by payer 2013-2019
- Basic Statistic Prescription drugs spending in the U.S. by payer 2013-2020
Out-of-pocket
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- Basic Statistic U.S. total out-of-pocket health care payments 1960-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. per capita out-of-pocket health care payments 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Out-of-pocket share of total U.S. personal health care expenditures 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. out-of-pocket health care payments annual change 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Health costs distribution of private insurance and out-of-pocket payments U.S. 2020
NHE projections
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- Public and private per capita health expenditure in selected countries 2020
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- Public and private health spending share forecast in Canada by use of funds 2022
- Distribution of public health spending in Canada by source of finance 1975-2022
- Private sector health administration spending in Canada 1975-2022
- Per capita hospital spending in Canada by finance sector 2012
- Public health spending per capita in Canada by source of finance 1975-2022
- Per capita public and private health spending in Canada 1975-2022
- Health spending in Canada on professional care by use 2010-2022
- Health spending in Canada by sector 1975-2022
- Health spending in Venezuela as share of GDP 2010-2019
- Health spending in Uruguay as share of GDP 2010-2019
- Health spending in Panama as share of GDP 2010-2019
- Per capita health expenditure in China 2011-2021
- Italy: out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare 2017
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- Public and private health spending share forecast in Canada by use of funds 2022
- Distribution of public health spending in Canada by source of finance 1975-2022
- Private sector health administration spending in Canada 1975-2022
- Per capita hospital spending in Canada by finance sector 2012
- Public health spending per capita in Canada by source of finance 1975-2022
- Per capita public and private health spending in Canada 1975-2022
- Health spending in Canada on professional care by use 2010-2022
- Health spending in Canada by sector 1975-2022
- Health spending in Venezuela as share of GDP 2010-2019
- Health spending in Uruguay as share of GDP 2010-2019
- Health spending in Panama as share of GDP 2010-2019
- Per capita health expenditure in China 2011-2021
- Italy: out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare 2017
OECD. (February 14, 2023). Per capita health expenditure in selected countries in 2021 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236541/per-capita-health-expenditure-by-country/
OECD. "Per capita health expenditure in selected countries in 2021 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236541/per-capita-health-expenditure-by-country/
OECD. (2023). Per capita health expenditure in selected countries in 2021 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236541/per-capita-health-expenditure-by-country/
OECD. "Per Capita Health Expenditure in Selected Countries in 2021 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236541/per-capita-health-expenditure-by-country/
OECD, Per capita health expenditure in selected countries in 2021 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236541/per-capita-health-expenditure-by-country/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Per capita health expenditure in selected countries in 2021 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], OECD, February 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236541/per-capita-health-expenditure-by-country/