$2,759 -- Average other developed countries spent.
$230,000 -- Average salary for a U.S. specialist physician.
$149,000 -- Average specialist salary in France, the next highest paid among U.S., France, Norway, Switzerland and Japan.
170.3 -- Coronary heart disease deaths per 100,000 male patients in the U.S., 2004.
120.7 -- Coronary heart disease deaths per 100,000 male patients in Norway, the next highest after U.S. among five countries studied.
6.8 -- Infant mortality per 1,000 births in U.S., 2005.
4.2 -- Infant mortality per 1,000 births in Switzerland, the next highest to the U.S.
$50 billion -- One estimate of the amount the private employer insurance market in the U.S. wastes in administrative costs.
10%-30% -- How much more we in the U.S. pay for prescription drugs compared to other developed countries.
Source: JAMA article "The Perfect Storm of Overutilization" by Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Victor R. Fuchs, June 18, 2008.
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