Despite these mediocre results in objective parameters of health outcomes, the
United States spends far more than any other country for its
healthcare. In 2000 the
United States spent 13% of its gross domestic product on national health expenditures.[8] The next highest spending countries were Germany at 10.6% and France at 9.5%. In a graph of life expectancy versus health spending per capita, the United States falls far off the curve, both spending more and gaining less than other countries.