This is a chartpack to accompany Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Health System, a report comparing the health system performance of 10 countries, including the U.S., using 70 measures across five domains: access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity, and health outcomes. Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom ranked highest. The U.S. ranked lowest, notably underperforming on all measures except for care process. The analysis aims to identify insights for improving the U.S. health system, which continues to lag significantly despite high healthcare spending.
Authors
David Blumenthal, Evan D. Gumas, Arnav Shah, Munira Z. Gunja, Reginald D. Williams II
- Pages
- 10
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Health Care System Performance Rankings 1
- The United States lags its international peers considerably on health system performance. 2
- Health Care Spending as a Percentage of GDP, 1980–2023 3
- Health Care System Performance Compared to Spending 4
- Americans face the most barriers to accessing and affording health care. 5
- The U.S. is among the top performers for care delivery process. 6
- U.S. physicians and patients are most likely to face hurdles related to insurance rules, billing disputes, and reporting requirements. 7
- The U.S. and New Zealand trail peers for equity in health care access and experience. 8
- With expanded definition of equity, the U.S. and New Zealand continue to rank lowest. 9
- Americans live the shortest lives and have the most avoidable deaths. 10
