BANGALORE: It is said that health is wealth. There are many countries where their health care system receives first priority. As on date, U.S. Currently spends more per person on health care than any other developed country.

Despite weak health spending growth worldwide, a number of countries still had substantial health care budgets as of 2012. Based on data released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the U.S. led the developed world in 2012, spending $8,745 per capita on health care.

Let’s have a quick look at the list of countries that spend the most on healthcare:

1. The United States

Health expenditure per capita: $8,745

Life expectancy: 78.7 years

In 2012 The U.S. has spent around $8,745 per person on health care in 2012, the second highest spender per capita. On average, OECD countries spent $3,484 per capita on health care. The U.S. also dedicated 17 percent of its GDP to health care, the highest in the OECD.

Like the rest of the developed world, U.S. health spending has risen in recent years. Between 2000 and 2012, health expenditures grew at an annualized rate of 3.9 percent, largely driven by public sector health expenditure, which grew at an annualized rate of 4.8 percent over the same period.