Health System Dashboard

How well is the U.S. health system performing? Explore a variety of indicators of health spending, quality of care, access, and health outcomes. For more, see our brief and tutorial video.

Health Spending

Total Health Spending

Health spending and the economy

17.7%

of the GDP

Prices & Use

Price & use indices

Cost of Health Services

Current spending on services

The latest data show signs of a modest uptick in spending on health services

Disease Treatment Costs

Spending on disease treatment

Spending Growth

Per capita growth rate

Access & Affordability

Affordability

Out-of-pocket spending

13%

of people with large employer coverage have $250 or more in annual out-of-pocket drug spending

Access & Coverage

Percent insured

Patient Experience

Wait times

51%

of patients in the U.S. made a same-day or next day appointment when they needed care.

Quality of Care

Appropriate Treatment

Preventable hospital admissions

Health System Capacity

Physicians per capita

Treatment Outcomes

Pregnancy-related mortality

Patient Safety

Hospital-acquired conditions

-13%

from 2014 to 2017

Preventive Services

Immunization rates

Health & Wellbeing

Length of Life

Life expectancy

Health Determinants

Teen pregnancy

-65%

from 1980 to 2017