Which country has the most expensive Healthcare system in the World?
U.S. healthcare system is the most expensive compared to other developed countries. There are many ways of approaching that question, but when comparing per-capita healthcare spending in different OECD nations, the answer is a lot more expensive.
According to a survey, U.S. per-capita healthcare spending, including public and private as well as compulsory and voluntary spending, is higher than anywhere else in the world, with second-placed Germany trailing quite far behind.
On average, healthcare costs in the U.S. amounted to $12,318 per person in 2021. In Germany, that number stood at $7,383, 40 percent lower. Yet, the U.S. lags behind other nations in several aspects, such as life expectancy and health insurance coverage.
High costs for healthcare are the norm in German-speaking countries, the Netherlands, and Scandinavian countries. Costs are a bit lower – around $5,000 per capita in France, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan. Among developed nations, per-capita health care costs were the lowest in Eastern Europe.
During the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare costs started to rise more steeply in OECD countries. The chart, therefore, includes only 2021 numbers for better comparability.
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