Table 1:

Comparing vital and economic statistics of Canada versus US in 2015^{^a}

	Canada	US
Population³⁰	35.8 million	320.9 million
Uninsured (% of total population)⁵⁶	~0%^{^b}	10%
Average life expectancy (yr)²⁶	82.1	78.7
Per capita health care spending^25,27	$4734	$9994
Total health care^25,27	$170 billion	$3.2 trillion
GDP^25,57	$1.6 trillion	$18.1 trillion
Total health care spending (% of GDP)^25,57	11.4	17.7

Note:—GDP indicates gross domestic product.
↵a Currency is in US dollars.
↵b According to the Wellesley Institute report, approximately 200,000–500,000 uninsured individuals reside in Canada. They include students, workers from overseas, undocumented refugees, and newly landed immigrants.⁵⁸