Per capita health expenditure in selected countries 2022

In 2022, 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 12,555 U.S. dollars, significantly higher than in Switzerland, the country with the second highest per capita health expenditure. Germany, 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 share of it’s gross domestic product on health care, with almost 16.6 percent of its GDP spent on health care services. Health Expenditure in the U.S. The United States is the highest spending country worldwide when it comes to health care. In 2021, total health expenditure in the U.S. exceeded four trillion dollars. Expenditure as a percentage of GDP is projected to increase to approximately 20 percent by the year 2031. Distribution of Health Expenditure in the U.S. Health expenditure in the United States is spread out across multiple categories such as nursing home facilities, home health care, and prescription drugs. As of 2021, the majority of health expenditure in the United States was spent on hospital care, accounting for a bit less than one third of all health spending. Hospital care was followed by spending on physician and clinical services which accounted for 20 percent of overall health expenditure.

在2022年，美国在经合组织国家中人均医疗支出最高。当时，美国的人均医疗支出达到12,555美元，显著高于人均医疗支出位居第二的瑞士。德国、挪威和荷兰也位列人均医疗支出最高的前五名国家之列。美国还将其国内生产总值（GDP）的最大份额用于医疗保健，约占其GDP的16.6%。在美国，医疗保健支出位居全球支出最高的国家。2021年，美国的总医疗支出超过了四万亿美元。预计到2031年，医疗保健支出占GDP的比例将增至约20%。美国医疗保健支出的分布情况：美国的医疗保健支出分布广泛，涵盖多个类别，如养老院设施、家庭医疗保健和处方药。截至2021年，美国大部分医疗保健支出用于医院护理，约占所有医疗支出的三分之一。医院护理之后，对医师和临床服务的支出位居第二，占整体医疗支出的20%。