The crisis is forcing governments to rethink state financing systems, including the health model. According to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the average of health spending as a proportion of GDP is 9.5 percent, or what is the same, health spending (public and private) per capita in 2009 was $ 3,223. Which are the countries that spend the most on healthcare? What position is Spain in?
The OECD database on health 2011 is based on the figures for both public and private spending for 2009. In this report it can be seen that the country that invests the most in its health system is the United States, with an expenditure of $ 7,960 per year per person, almost $ 5,000 more than the average for OECD countries. After the North American country are Norway, Switzerland and the Netherlands , yes, with expenses of less than $ 5,500 per person per year. At the level of health spending proportional to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the United States is also the largest investor in health, with 17.4 percent. The Netherlands, France, Germany and Denmark follow far behind, with percentages below 12 percent of each state’s GDP.
How much do we spend in Spain on healthcare?
According to the OECD report, in our country, 9.5 percent of total GDP is invested , exactly the same figure as the average calculated by the international organization. However, in terms of health spending per capita, our country spends less than the average. It is exactly $ 3,067 for each person, both in public and private health, compared to $ 3,223 on average for OECD countries.
At the bottom of this report are countries such as Mexico, Chile, Estonia and Poland, all of them spending less than $ 1,500 per person per year.
