17.9%
of the GDP
7.4%
of adults report delaying or going without care due to costs
-65%
from 1980 to 2017
70.4%
of children aged 19-35 months received combined 7-vaccine series
Compared to similar countries, the United States has higher rates of mortality for most of the leading causes of death, and generally performs worse on a variety of quality indicators. Cancer, however, is one area where the U.S. stands out …
The cost of prescription drugs has received a good deal of attention recently, driven in part by a spike is spending in 2014 and 2015. After several years of fairly low growth, per capita prescription drugs costs are estimated to …
How does the U.S. healthcare system compare to health systems of other high-income countries, and how has it fared over time? This chart collection accompanies our animated video, “Health of the Healthcare System,” a diagnostic look at the state of …
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently updated their disease-based health spending estimates with new data that allows users to examine national health spending trends by disease category from 2000 – 2012. The BEA satellite account differs from the official …
How can we know if the performance of the health system overall in the U.S. is good and if it is getting better or worse over time? Can a meaningful and reasonably understandable set of national quality measures be identified, …
A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model resulted in a net shared savings of $134 million in 2012 and $99 million in 2013.
ACOs were introduced into Medicare …
Health spending in the U.S. has grown at historically low levels since 2008, likely due to a combination of the economic downturn and slow recovery, as well as structural changes to the health system, such as higher deductibles in private …
Infant mortality rate (death within their first year of life) is a widely-utilized indicator of population health. Our new chart collection highlights infant mortality rates in the U.S. compared to rates in similarly wealthy and sizable OECD countries, as well …
A new study examining the value of cancer care in the United States compared to Western Europe ignited a string of responses and discussion regarding the best way to measure the quality of cancer care.
The study by Samir Soneji …
In the U.S. and comparable countries there has been a reduction in disease burden, as measured by Disability Adjusted Life Years (or DALYs), in recent years. Our latest chart collection, which analyzes data from the Institute for Health Metrics and …
