CHAPTER 19: POLICYMAKING FOR HEALTH CARE, THE …

Americans do not live as long as the average Canadian. The average life expectancy for Americans is 78 years. The changes of a baby born in the United States dying in the first five years of life are more than 50 percent higher than those of a baby born in Japan. The United States spends about 5 percent of its gross domestic product on health care. ................
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