About what share of U.S. GDP is spent on health care?
Answer17.8%
That's much higher than the roughly 11.5% average among other wealthy countries.
Source: Wikipedia, citing CMS data (2022) en.wikipedia.org
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About what share of Americans under 65 were uninsured in 2022?
Answer9.9%
That's near a historic low for the uninsured rate.
Source: CDC (2022) en.wikipedia.org
About how many physician office visits does the average American make per year?
Answerabout 3.2 visits/year
That figure has stayed fairly steady for years.
Source: CDC (2019) cdc.gov
About what share of the U.S. population has diabetes?
Answer12.0% (about 40.1 million people)
That includes both diagnosed and undiagnosed cases.
Source: CDC (2023) cdc.gov
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