United States
Country in Americas
In brief
Health spending, share of GDP: 16.7% (2023). World rank 3 of 193; in Americas, 1 of 35. Health spending per person: $13,473 (2023). World rank 1 of 193; in Americas, 1 of 35. Access to clean cooking fuels: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 192 (1 = best); in Americas, 1 of 35. From 2014 to 2024: infant deaths per 1,000 births 5.8 → 5.5, deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births 6.8 → 6.5, and access to safe drinking water 99.3% → 100%. Better than all its neighbours (Canada and Mexico): higher education enrolment, doctors per 1,000 people, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, hospital beds per 1,000 people, and access to safe drinking water. Worse than all its neighbours (Canada and Mexico): secondary school enrolment and adults who use tobacco.