- the
U.S spent an average of $9,086 per person on health care (the highest
amount), with an average life expectancy of 78.8 years
- Switzerland
spent $6,325 per person on health care (the second-highest amount) and had
a life expectancy of 82.9 years
- the
U.K. spent $2,802 per person on health care
Source: "US Spends More on Health Care Than Other High-Income Nations But Has Lower Life Expectancy, Worse Health," The Commonwealth Fund, October 8, 2015, http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/press-releases/2015/oct/us-spends-more-on-health-care-than-other-nations
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