HEALTH + COST DATA, CROSS COUNTRY COMPARISON (2008) =================================================== Country..LifeExpect..InfantMort(per1000)...GDP/Capita..HealthExpend/Capita..Abrtns Switz......80.62.............4.1..............$67385.............$4011..........84 France.....80.87.............4.2..............$46016.............$3040.........124 Canada.....80.34.............5.4..............$45428.............$3173.........155 Japan......82.07.............3.2..............$38559.............$2293.........134 Britain....78.7..............4.8..............$43785.............$2560.........130 USA........78.06.............6.3..............$46859.............$6096.........229 Data compiled by Warren D. Smith from these sources: [health data from CIA world factbook 2008 estimates, GDP/capita from IMF, health expenditures from infoplease.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_infant_mortality_rate_(2005) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0934556.html Abortion rates per 1000 live births for years 1995 and 1996 from Alan Guttmacher institute: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/25s3099.html ]