Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2011: How Does the United States Compare

30-Jun-2011

Health spending accounted for 17.4% of GDP in the United States in 2009, by far the highest share in the OECD, and almost eight percentage points higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.

Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat - United States Key Facts

23-Sep-2010

OECD Health Division

Soaring obesity rates make the US the fattest country in the OECD. Overweight and obesity rates have increased steadily since the 1980s in both men and women. Three out of four people are projected by the OECD to be overweight or obese within 10 years.

OECD Health at a Glance 2009: Key findings for the United States

08-Dec-2009

The United States spent 16% of GDP on health in 2007, much more than the OECD average of 8.9%. Spending per person is almost two-and-a-half times higher than the OECD average. 

Economic Survey of the United States 2008: Health Care Reform

09-Dec-2008

Health outcomes;life expectancy;health status;health costs;health expenditure;health insurance; pooling;individual market;adverse selection;moral hazard;mandate;health subsidies;tax exclusion;Medicare;Medicare Advantage;comparative effectiveness;

A System of Health Accounts: Implementation - United States

31-Jan-2008

Information on the status of implementation of OECD's A System of Health Accounts in Portugal.

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2006: UNITED STATES

26-Jun-2006

Total health spending accounted for 15.3% of GDP in the United States in 2004, the highest share in the OECD and more than six percentage points higher than the average of 8.9% in OECD countries.