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| Canada versus US: Legal cannabis nationwide, free universal healthcare, longer average lifespan, lower overdose rate, much lower murder rate, higher median wealth per adult. Richer, safer, healthier. |
Save $1.7 trillion yearly in the US. Canada spent 11.3 percent of its GDP for total healthcare costs in 2024. US spent 17.2 percent in 2024. 5.9% is the difference. 5.9% of 2024 US GDP of $29 trillion is $1.7 trillion dollars. Universal single-payer healthcare savings, and progressive taxation, could pay off the $39 trillion US national debt (as of June 2026). Total average healthcare spending per person in 2024: $7,301 for Canada. $14,885 for the US. Yet Canadians have a longer average lifespan. Share link.
| How Medical Debt Is Crushing 100 Million Americans. Wikipedia: List of countries by total health expenditure per capita. US dollars (PPP) per person per year. OECD countries and more. Total public and private spending. |
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