Countries Spending the Most on Healthcare

Health expenditure per capita : $ 4,698

Expenditure as a pct . of GDP : 11.0 % ( 7th highest )

Pct . obese : 13.4 % ( 9th lowest )

Life expectancy : 80.1 years ( 10th lowest )

In Denmark , 86 percent of all health spending was funded by public sources in 2012 , the highest share among all OECD countries . The life expectancy in Denmark , however , still remains significantly lower than most Western European countries and other Nordic countries at 80.1 years . Obesity rates among adults have also increased which foreshadows increases in the occurrence of health problems and higher health care costs in the future .

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