Something is not adding up…
America vs. Canada: What Are We Paying For?
In 2024, the U.S. spent $14,570 per person on healthcare—nearly 1.6x more than Canada, which spent about $9,054 CAD per person.
But what do we get?
• Life Expectancy:
- U.S.: 76.3 years
- Canada: 82.6 years
• Maternal Mortality (deaths per 100,000 births): - U.S.: 22.3
- Canada: 11
• Infant Mortality (deaths per 1,000 live births): - U.S.: 6.3
- Canada: 5.0
We spend more. We live shorter lives. And more mothers and babies die.
When are we going admit that the for-profit insurance doesn’t work for health insurance? Or are we gonna just keep letting the super wealthy who have all the best health care decide for everybody else?