Three health systems: how they compare

WITH the dismantling of our healthcare system so much in the news, we would do well to compare it with the US and British systems.

The US system is private and costs $7,290 per capita per annum, more than twice the $2,986 average of developed countries, all of which are in the $1,000 to $4,000 range.

The figure for the ‘free’ British national health system is $2,992.