Countries with the highest per capita spending on healthcare, 2019

Comparing health spending in the United States to other countries is complicated, health expenditure in the U.S. is around $10,586 per person per year, while the average OECD country spends $4,000 per person.

India, Indonesia and, China were worst off. Health expenditure in India is around $209 per person per year, while Indonesia spends $301 per person. China’s per capita health spending was $688.

The table below looks at how per capita spending on healthcare in the United States compares to other countries that are similarly large and wealthy (based on GDP per capita). The analysis looks at 2019 health data from the OECD Health at a Glance 2019 report. These are the countries with the highest per capita spending on healthcare in 2019.

1. United States: $10,586
2. Switzerland: $7,317
3. Norway: $6,187
4. Germany: $5,986
5. Sweden: $5,447
6. Austria: $5,395
7. Denmark: $5,299
8. Netherlands: $5,288
9. Luxembourg 5,070
10. Australia: $5,005
11. Canada: $4,974
12. France: $4,965
13. Belgium $4,944
14. Ireland: $4,915
15. Japan: $4,766
16. Iceland: $4,349
17. Finland: $4,228
18. United Kingdom: $4,070
19. New Zealand: $3,923
20. Italy: $3,428
21. Spain: $3,323
22. Korea: $3,192
23. Czech Republic: $3,058
24. Portugal: $2,861
25. Slovenia: $2,859
26. Israel: $2,780
27. Lithuania: $2,416
28. Slovak Republic: $2,290
29. Greece: $2,238
30. Estonia: $2,231
31. Chile: $2,182
32. Poland: $2,056
33. Hungary: $2,047
34. Latvia: $1,749
35. Russia: $1,514
36. Costa Rica: $1,285
37. Brazil: $1,282
38. Turkey: $1,227
39. Mexico: $1,138
40. South Africa: $1,072
41. Colombia: $960
42. China: $688
43. Indonesia: $301
44. India: $209

Top 10 countries with the highest per capita spending on healthcare, 2019:

Top 10 countries with the lowest per capita spending on healthcare, 2019

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