Here are five takeaways:
1. The United States allots about $8,713 per person for annual healthcare, based on an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report.
2. Turkey and India spend less than $1,000 per person annually for healthcare costs.
3. All OECD nations spent a total of $800 billion on pharmaceuticals in 2013.
4. Of the top 10 healthcare-spending countries, seven of them report lower infant mortality rates than the OECD average.
5. Of the top 10 healthcare-spending countries, eight of them report higher life expectancy than the average of 80.5 years. However, the United States sees an average life expectancy of 78.8 years.
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