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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). This information will be updated regularly and completed as soon as more data become available.

For health system information, please look at the Website of the European Observatory.

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Aggregate Indicators

Human Development Index Rank
 8
(PDF, 16 KB)
WHO Health System Performance Rank, estimates for 1997 (World Health Report 2000)
 37
(PDF, 13 KB)

Demographic and Health Indicators

Population size in 2004
 293.7 Mio
(PDF, 17 KB)
Percentage of population over 65 years in 2004
 12.3 %
(PDF, 17 KB)
Percentage of population over 80 in 1990 and 2003
 2.8 / 3.5 %
(PDF, 27 KB)
Crude birth rate in 2004
 14.1 per 1000 people
(PDF, 17 KB)
Population growth rate 2005
 1 %
(PDF, 11 KB)
Population living in urban areas 2005
 80.46 %
(PDF, 20 KB)

Life Expectancy

At birth (2004), m/f
 74.63 / 80.36 years
(PDF, 28 KB)
At age 65 (2002)
 16.6 / 23.5 years
(PDF, 28 KB)
At age 80 (2002)
 7.8 / 9.4 years
(PDF, 28 KB)

Main causes of mortality

Top 10 causes of death
 
(PDF, 266 KB)
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (2002), m/f
 7.4 / 8.5 years
(PDF, 20 KB)

Total National Expenditure on Health

As share of GDP in 2004
 15.4 %
(PDF, 19 KB)
Purchasing power parity per capita in 2003
 5711 US$ PPP per capita
(PDF, 17 KB)

Percentage of Total Expenditure on Health (Distribution of Funding Sources)

Public expenditure on health in 2004
 44.7 %
(PDF, 17 KB)
Social security schemes expenditure in 2004
 12.5 %
(PDF, 17 KB)
General government expenditure excluding social security in 2004
 32.2 %
(PDF, 22 KB)
Private expenditure in 2004
 55.3 %
(PDF, 17 KB)
Private insurance expenditure in 2004
 36.7 %
(PDF, 21 KB)
Out-of-pocket expenditure in 2004
 
(PDF, 21 KB)
All other private funds expenditure in 2004
 5.4 %
(PDF, 21 KB)

Per Capita Expenditure

Expenditure on in-patient care per capita, PPP in 2002
 1551 US$ PPP
(PDF, 18 KB)
Expenditure on out-patient care per capita, PPP in 2002
 2315 US$ PPP
(PDF, 16 KB)
Expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita, PPP in 2003
 785 US$ PPP
(PDF, 20 KB)

Health Infrastructure

In-patient care beds per 1000 inhabitants in 2003
 3.3 per 1000 people
(PDF, 18 KB)
Average length of stay in beddays in 2002
 6.6 beddays
(PDF, 19 KB)
Practising physicians per 1000 inhabitants in 2003
 2.3 per 1000 inhabitants
(PDF, 21 KB)
Doctors’ consultations per capita in 2003
 3.9 per capita
(PDF, 19 KB)

OECD Long-Term Care Statistics

Estimated public spending on long-term care as % of GDP from 1992 to 1995
 1.32 %
(PDF, 18 KB)

Percentage of Elderly Population Receiving Help

Percentage of population aged 65 and over cared for in institutions
 5.7 %
(PDF, 19 KB)
Percentage of population aged 65 receiving formal help at home
 16 %
(PDF, 17 KB)

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