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- 1. USA Healthat a Glance Highlightsfrom the OECD report Disclaimer:Thefollowingpresentationis not published by the OECD and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Organisation or of the governments of its member countries
- 2. Main characteristics The USA society isfacingspecifichealth challenges. The system isexpensive. The system isuniquelyfinanced. The outcomes are close to OECD average.
- 3. HEALTH OF THE AMERICANS: the SOCIO-CULTURAL CONTEXT
- 4. American children do not drink, do not smoke, and exercise.
- 5. American children However, they are more affected by weight issues.
- 6. Alcohol, tobacco and weight Similarly, adults drink and smokesignificantlyless, but are more likely to beaffected by obesity.
- 7. Costs of the health system
- 8. The USA system is the mostexpensive in the OECD In 2007, the USA spent 7290 USD per capita on health
- 9. The USA system is the mostexpensive in the OECD That represents 16% of their GDP.
- 10. The USA system is the mostexpensive in the OECD If USA expenditure on health in terms of GDP were consistent withthose of otherOECD countries, itwouldspend $3000 less by year.
- 11. FINANCING AMERICAN HEALTH CARE
- 12. The main source of healthfinancingisprivate In contrastwithmost OECD countries where ¾ of healthfinancingis public, in the USA, the public shareislessthan 50%.
- 13. The role of privatehealthinsurance The USA is the country where the share of privatehealthinsuranceis the highest.
- 14. Sources of healthfinancing However, itonlyrepresents a third of all healthexpenditure.
- 15. The share of out-of-pocketexpenditure In the USA, the share out-of-pockethealthspendingsisbelowaverage.
- 16. Exposure to large out-of-pocketexpenditures Still, manyAmericans have to pay over USD 1,000 per year, and few don’tpay out-of-pocketexpensesat all.
- 17. Catastrophicexpenditures Catastrophicexpenditures are defined as thoseexceeding 40% of the income of a household, aftersubsistenceneeds are met. One American household out of 200 isconcerned.
- 18. Unmethealth care needs In the USA, 52% of the population belowaverageincomedid not accesshealthcare whentheyneeded to because of costs.
- 19. OUTCOMES OF THE SYSTEM
- 20. Life expectancy Life expectancy in the USA isvery close to OECD average.
- 21. Life expectancy as a return on healthexpenditure But compared to the cost of theirhealth system, Americanscouldexpect to live 5 years longer.
- 22. Premature mortality Prematuremortality, whichismeasured by the collective numbers of yearsthatwould have been lived if people whodiedbefore 70 hadlived up to thatage, isslightlyabove the OECD average.
- 23. Subjective perception of health Almost 90% of the American population considersthemselveshealthy. This is an excellent figure compared to other OECD countries.