Yogthos
@yogthos@social.marxist.network  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

On average, people in China live four years longer compared with the US. Yet, China spends far less per capita on healthcare.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD?locations=CN-US

#usa #china #healthcare

A line graph titled "Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) - China, United States." The x-axis represents the years from 2000 to 2022. The y-axis represents the health expenditure in thousands of current US dollars, ranging from 0 to 12. There are two lines on the graph: 1. United States: This line shows a steep, continuous upward trend. It starts at just over $4,000 in 2000 and rises steadily throughout the period, reaching approximately $12,000 in 2022. 2. China: This line shows a very gradual, slight upward trend. It starts at a value close to zero in 2000, remains very low for a number of years, and then begins to rise slightly faster from around 2016. Its value in 2022 is still well below $2,000. The graph clearly illustrates the significant and growing disparity in per capita health expenditure between the United States and China over the 22-year period.
A line graph titled "Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) - China, United States." The x-axis represents the years from 2000 to 2022. The y-axis represents the health expenditure in thousands of current US dollars, ranging from 0 to 12. There are two lines on the graph: 1. United States: This line shows a steep, continuous upward trend. It starts at just over $4,000 in 2000 and rises steadily throughout the period, reaching approximately $12,000 in 2022. 2. China: This line shows a very gradual, slight upward trend. It starts at a value close to zero in 2000, remains very low for a number of years, and then begins to rise slightly faster from around 2016. Its value in 2022 is still well below $2,000. The graph clearly illustrates the significant and growing disparity in per capita health expenditure between the United States and China over the 22-year period.
A line graph titled "Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) - China, United States." The x-axis represents the years from 2000 to 2022. The y-axis represents the health expenditure in thousands of current US dollars, ranging from 0 to 12. There are two lines on the graph: 1. United States: This line shows a steep, continuous upward trend. It starts at just over $4,000 in 2000 and rises steadily throughout the period, reaching approximately $12,000 in 2022. 2. China: This line shows a very gradual, slight upward trend. It starts at a value close to zero in 2000, remains very low for a number of years, and then begins to rise slightly faster from around 2016. Its value in 2022 is still well below $2,000. The graph clearly illustrates the significant and growing disparity in per capita health expenditure between the United States and China over the 22-year period.