How much does the U.S. spend on healthcare per person each year?
Money medium Data from 2022
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The answer
$13,493
Roughly $13.5K.
The United States spends about $13,500 per person per year on healthcare, roughly double the average of other wealthy countries and about 17% of GDP. Life expectancy is nonetheless several years lower than in most of them, which is the central puzzle of American health policy.
Where this number comes from
| Source | CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2022 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | dollars |
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