Country Reports

UNITED STATES

Global Ranking

43 out of 81

Regional Ranking

2 out of 2

Grade

Population 2019

Source: The World Bank

328,239,523

Income Group

Source: The World Bank

High income

Region

Source: The World Bank

North America

Human Development Index 2017

Source: The Human Development Report, 2019

0.920

Life Expectancy at Birth 2020

Source: World Population Review

81.5 Years

76.4 Years

No. of Deaths 2018

Source: IHME

2,946,455

Health Expenditure (%GDP) 2017

Source: The World Bank

17.1%

Country Score

71.47

Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Strongly Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Somewhat Agree

Strongly Agree

Indicators	Country Score	Regional Average (n=2 countries)	International Average (n=81 countries)
Health-care providers generally deliver clear and timely information so patients can make informed decisions
When possible, health-care providers generally encourage patients' contact with friends and family
Health-care providers generally support patients' spiritual, religious, and cultural needs
Health-care providers generally treat patients kindly and sympathetically
Health-care providers generally ask enough questions to understand patient needs
Health-care providers generally provide appropriate levels and quality of life extending treatments
Health-care providers generally control pain and discomfort to patients' desired levels
Health-care providers generally help patients cope emotionally
The places where health-care providers provide care generally are clean, safe, and comfortable
Care generally is well coordinated across different health-care providers
Health-care providers generally help with patients' non-medical concerns
Patients generally are able to be cared for and die at their place of choice
Costs generally are not a barrier to patients getting appropriate care