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.
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Health Spending
U.S. health spending has consistently outpaced economic growth. Health spending slowed down in recent years, but the improving economy and expansion of coverage may result in an upward trend again.
Cost of Health Services
Total Health Spending
17.9%
of the GDP
Prices & Use
Disease Treatment Costs
Spending Growth
Access & Affordability
Most adults in the U.S. have health insurance. Still, care can often be unaffordable for those in worse health, with low incomes, and the uninsured.
Insurance Coverage
Patient Experience
58%
of patients in the US made a same-day or next day appointment when needed care, similar to an average of 60% of adults in comparable countries.
Affordability
Access to Care
Health & Wellbeing
After decades of consistent improvements, the U.S. has recently seen slightly worsened outcomes for measures of overall longevity, quality of life, and self-reported health.
Length of Life
Health Determinants
-65%
from 1980 to 2017
Quality of life
Quality of Care
The U.S. health system has generally improved on measures of providing safe, recommended care with appropriate short-term outcomes, but not as quickly as comparable countries.
Appropriate Treatment
Health System Capacity
Treatment Outcomes
Patient Safety
-13%
from 2014 to 2017
Preventive Services
