The highest average spending on hospitals was in Switzerland which was expected to rise to $3,493 per head of population, ahead of the United States ($3,041), Norway ($2,569) and Denmark ($2,392). Australia spends $2,033 per head of population on hospitals, according to study.
At the other end of the scale, regarding average spending on hospitals per capita, Turkey, was ranked the lowest ($95 per head of population on hospitals), followed by Mexico ($101) Latvia ($251) Chile (256), and Poland ($275).
To identify, countries that spend the most on hospitals, CEOWORLD magazine reviewed 2016 figures from the OECD Health Statistics database. Based on numbers for the 35 developed countries provided in OECD’s Health Data (the latest for which figures were available), CEOWORLD magazine reviewed OECD nations where per capita hospital expenditure was the highest. These are the nations that spend the most on hospitals.
Countries That Spend The Most On Hospitals (Per Capita Hospital Expenditure)
- Switzerland: $3,493
- United States: $3,041
- Norway: $2,569
- Denmark: $2,392
- Australia: $2,033
- Luxembourg: $1,870
- Sweden: $1,895
- Austria: $1,662
- Japan: $1,628
- Netherlands: $1,612
- Ireland: $1,611
- France: $1,606
- Iceland: $1,563
- United Kingdom: $1,406
- Finland: $1,350
- Belgium: $1,338
- Germany: $1,283
- Canada: $1,204
- Italy: $1,203
- Spain: $1,022
- Israel: $880
- South Korea: $875
- Slovenia: $751
- Portugal: $742
- Greece: $717
- Hungary: $678
- Czech Republic: $537
- Estonia: $486
- Slovak Republic: $376
- Lithuania: $320
- Poland: $275
- Chile: $256
- Latvia: $251
- Mexico: $101
- Turkey: $95
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