1. Multinational Comparisons of Health Systems Data, 2010
Gerard F. Anderson and Patricia Markovich
Johns Hopkins University
Press Briefing
November 17, 2010
Support for this research was provided by The Commonwealth Fund.

2. International Comparison of Spending on Health, 1980–2008
Average spending on health per capita ($US PPP)
Total expenditures on health as percent of GDP
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (June 2010).

3. Health Care Expenditure per Capita by Source of Funding, 2008 Adjusted for Differences in Cost of Living
Dollars
$7,538
$5,003
$4,627
$4,079
$3,737
$3,696
$3,540
$3,470
$3,353
$3,129
$2,683
* 2007
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (June 2010).

4. Mortality Amenable to Health Care
Deaths per 100,000 population*
* Countries’ age-standardized death rates before age 75; includes ischemic heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and bacterial infections. Data: E. E. Nolte and C. M. McKee, Measuring the Health of Nations: Updating an Earlier Analysis, Health Affairs, January/February 2008
Source: Commonwealth Fund National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2008.