Total health expenditures have increased substantially over the past several decades

Health & Wellbeing

How does U.S. life expectancy compare to other countries?

In 1980, average life expectancy at birth was similar in the U.S. and in comparable countries. However, while the U.S. gained 5 years of life expectancy in the subsequent decades, the average comparable country has gained 7 years. This chart collection examines how life expectancy in the U.S. compares to similar countries (those with similarly large GDP […]