Americans Die Younger Despite Spending the Most on Health Care

Typically, the more a developed country spends on health care, the longer its people live. The U.S., which spends the most on health care, bucks that trend. Compared to the 35 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which promotes policies to improve social and economic well-being, the U.S. has the highest per-capita spending on healthcare. Interact with the graph below to compare and contrast along various metrics, the quality of healthcare along scales such as life expectancy, infant and maternal mortality etc.