Published Apr 2, 2003
ohbet
386 Posts
In the US healthcare spending is 14% of GDP
In Canada its 9.8% of the economy
In the UK its 6.9% of the economy
In Germany its 8.6%
In Japan 7.3%
The 5% of the worlds people who live in the US consume 40% of all the healthcare spending in the world.
Despite the large amount of money spent the health status of americans is not outstanding.
Life expectancey for men in US is 72 years
In Germany its 73 , 74 in the UK, 75 in Canada and 77 in Japan.
In terms of infant mortality the US has 85 deaths for every10,000 births. In Canada its 68,62 in the UK,58 in Germany and 42 in Japan.
Other than genetics,what should we do different?
nessa1982
145 Posts
Not eat McDonalds food, maybe drink more beer
RNonsense
415 Posts
Originally posted by Nessa1982 maybe drink more beer
maybe drink more beer
ohbet
386 Posts
In the US healthcare spending is 14% of GDP
In Canada its 9.8% of the economy
In the UK its 6.9% of the economy
In Germany its 8.6%
In Japan 7.3%
The 5% of the worlds people who live in the US consume 40% of all the healthcare spending in the world.
Despite the large amount of money spent the health status of americans is not outstanding.
Life expectancey for men in US is 72 years
In Germany its 73 , 74 in the UK, 75 in Canada and 77 in Japan.
In terms of infant mortality the US has 85 deaths for every10,000 births. In Canada its 68,62 in the UK,58 in Germany and 42 in Japan.
Other than genetics,what should we do different?