Fact-check: “The United States has the highest healthcare costs in the world”
Verdict: Mostly True (88% confidence)
Across the two most common international measures — per-capita spending and share of GDP — the U.S. consistently ranks first among all countries with comparable data. OECD Health at a Glance 2025 puts U.S. per-capita health spending at $14,885 (PPP-adjusted), roughly 2.5 times the OECD average and nearly $5,000 above second-place Switzerland; WHO Global Health Expenditure Database data covering 195 countries similarly ranks the U.S. first at $13,473 per person (2023). The minor qualification is…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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