Countries Spending the Most on Healthcare

Health expenditure per capita : $ 6,080

Expenditure as a pct . of GDP : 11.4 % ( 4th highest )

Pct . obese : 10.3 % ( 3rd lowest )

Life expectancy : 82.8 years ( 3rd highest )

Switzerland introduced a series of measures to contain pharmaceutical spending growth in 2010 and 2011 , which put downward pressure on prices . In 2012 , however , it rose by over three percent . Switzerland also had the third highest life expectancy among OECD countries at 82.8 years . Only Japan and Iceland enjoyed a higher life expectancy at 83.2 and 83.0 years , respectively .

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