Although the United States spends more annually on healthcare than any other comparable country, it achieves worse outcomes, according to a Commonwealth Fund report.
The report is based on 2013 data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. It looked at 13 high-income countries, analyzing each country's healthcare spending, medial offerings and costs as well as outcomes.
Here are five takeaways:
1. The United States spent 17.1 percent of its GDP on healthcare, in comparison to France's 11.6 percent. The United Kingdom spent 8.8 percent of it GDP.
2. The United States' private health spending tallied $3,442 per capita. Canada was the second-highest spending country in this category, only spending $654.
3. The report found that although Americans had fewer physician visits, the United States is spending more on healthcare.
4. The United States performed poorly in the population health category, with the lowest life expectancy at birth and the highest infant mortality rate.
5. In the United States, 68 percent of older adults had at least two chronic conditions, compared to 33 percent in the United Kingdom.
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