Country Fact Sheet: USA
On this page, we have compiled relevant health system indicators.
Indicators range from aggregate data (Human Development Index, WHO Health System Performance Rank 1997) to basic population and health statistics and information on sources of health care funding (OECD Health Data, World Bank data). The "chart" link takes you to a chart or table showing each indicator for all network countries (no entry: no data available).
For health system information, please look at the Website of the European Observatory.
Recent surveys
'Meaningful Use' of Electronic Health Records
Accountable Care Organizations and Health Reform
Pre-existing condition coverage post-health reform
Aggregate Indicators
Demographic and Health Indicators
Life Expectancy
Main causes of mortality
Total National Expenditure on Health
Percentage of Total Expenditure on Health (Distribution of Funding Sources)
Per Capita Expenditure
Health Infrastructure
OECD Long-Term Care Statistics
Percentage of Elderly Population Receiving Help
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Institutions
- The Commonwealth Fund, New York
- Department of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
- Institute for Global Health (IGH), University of California Berkeley/San Francisco
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management