Fact-check: “The United States has the highest healthcare costs in the world”
Verdict: True (98% confidence)
The OECD's Health at a Glance 2025 report (November 2025, covering 2024 data) shows the U.S. spent $14,885 per person on health — the highest of any country in the dataset, with Switzerland second at roughly $9,963, about two-thirds of the U.S. level. The U.S. also devoted 17.2% of GDP to health spending, far above any OECD peer, and WHO data indicate the U.S. alone accounts for about 43% of all global health spending among high-income countries. Multiple independent authoritative sources — OEC…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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