Japan: $12.3 million
United States: $7.5 million
Hong Kong: $2.2 million
South Korea: $1.1 million
Mexico City: $365,000
UK: 16.3% . . .
Brazil: 22.7% . . .
Bolivia: 42.5% . . .
Indonesia: 50.6% . . .
Albania: 69.2% . . . 
Netherlands: $36 . . .
Spain: $26 . . . 
Serbia: $119 . . .
Turkey: $220 . . .
Australia: $241 . . .
Germany: $266 . . .
Portugal: $320 . . .
Greece: $718 . . . 
France:1.5% ($333) . . .
Luxembourg: 2.4% ($820) . . .
Russia: 3.5% ($280) . . .
Tag: Health
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Cheap willpower
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The price of malaria
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The Price of Health
American healthcare wasn’t always vastly more expensive than everywhere else in the world. Something happened in the 1980s that sent spending on health through the roof. Unfortunately, it didn’t improve our life expectancy much. Thanks to Marginal Revolution for the pointer.
THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING
EDUARDO PORTER
