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U.S. Healthcare Efficiency: A Comparative Study of Infant Mortality and Life Expectancy across OECD Countries

September 24, 2024: 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Careers, Training & Education, Brookside A

Authors	Abstract
Aryan Gupta	This study analyzes the efficiency of the U.S. healthcare system compared to other OECD countries, focusing on infant mortality and life expectancy as key health outcomes. Using data from OECD we investigate the relationship between healthcare spending and these outcomes over time. The findings reveal that despite significantly higher healthcare expenditure, the U.S. underperforms relative to peer countries such as Sweden and Japan. For instance, in 2022, the U.S. had a higher infant mortality rate of 2.56 per 1,000 live births than Sweden's 1.27, despite spending a larger percentage of GDP on healthcare. The analysis also highlights minimal improvements in U.S. infant mortality rates over the past decade, suggesting inefficiencies in healthcare spending. This study underscores the need for more effective healthcare strategies to improve outcomes while controlling costs.

Aryan Gupta

This study analyzes the efficiency of the U.S. healthcare system compared to other OECD countries, focusing on infant mortality and life expectancy as key health outcomes. Using data from OECD we investigate the relationship between healthcare spending and these outcomes over time. The findings reveal that despite significantly higher healthcare expenditure, the U.S. underperforms relative to peer countries such as Sweden and Japan. For instance, in 2022, the U.S. had a higher infant mortality rate of 2.56 per 1,000 live births than Sweden's 1.27, despite spending a larger percentage of GDP on healthcare. The analysis also highlights minimal improvements in U.S. infant mortality rates over the past decade, suggesting inefficiencies in healthcare spending. This study underscores the need for more effective healthcare strategies to improve outcomes while controlling costs.