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Table 2 International healthcare expenditures (per capita, $US, PPP)

From: The political economy of healthcare reform in China: negotiating public and private

 

Total

Hospital (inpatient)

Outpatient care

Prescription drugs

Administration

China

352

85

82

146

4

France

3,835

1,357

1,082

626

280

Germany

4,187

1,245

1,279

627

233

Japan

2,979

1,431

810

556

50

United States

7,910

2,634

2,852

947

570

OECD Average

3,392

1,213

954

487

136

  1. Data are from 2010, except Japan from 2009. Subcategories do not sum to total because some services were excluded, such as long-term care and nursing.
  2. Sources: Adapted from P.R. China, Ministry of Health. 2012. Health Yearbook 2011. Beijing: MoH; OECD iLibrary. 2013. OECD Health Statistics, http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org; World Health Organization 2013. Global Health Observatory Data Repository, http://www.apps.who.int/ghodata; accessed March 2013.