US v OECD healthcare costs and life expectancy

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	Life Expectancy at Birth (1999)	Per Capita Cost PPP - 2001
Australia	79.0	$2,513
Austria	78.1	$2,191
Belgium	77.6	$2,490
Canada	79.0	$2,792
Denmark	76.6	$2,503
Finland	77.4	$1,841
France	78.8	$2,561
Germany	77.7	$2,808
Greece	78.1	$1,511
Iceland	79.6	$2,643
Italy	79.0	$2,212
Japan	80.6	$2,131
Netherlands	77.9	$2,626
New Zealand	78.3	$1,710
Norway	78.4	$2,920
Spain	78.6	$1,600
Sweden	79.5	$2,270
United Kingdom	77.4	$1,992
Non-U.S. Average	78.4	$2,295
United States	76.7	$4,887

Source: OECD Health Care Statistics, 2004

See more on US healthcare and social security costs in this 2005 CEPR study.