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SCALE Global Executive Dashboard

We invite you to experience our Executive Dashboard, designed to empower healthcare professionals, executives, and stakeholders with unparalleled insights into the dynamic world of healthcare information.

In an era where data drives innovation, decision making, and excellence, our macro level dashboard stands as a hub of knowledge, illuminating the larger trends in healthcare that in turn will help shape your path towards informed decisions, optimized patient care, and transformative outcomes.

We have even denoted a golden star on statistics that show United States improvement in healthcare expenditures and various trends.

Featured Data

The prevalence of obesity is notably higher in the U.S. compared to other G7 nations

Obesity Prevalence as Percent of Population in G7 Countries as of 2023

Source: OECD Health Statistics 2023
Notes: Percentage of adults classified as obese (BMI ≥ 30).

Physical Inactivity in the U.S. Slightly Exceeds Other G7 Nations

Percentage of adults not meeting recommended physical activity levels.

Source: World Health Organization, 2023
Notes: Percentage of adults not meeting recommended physical activity levels.

The U.S. has the highest prevalence of diabetes among G7 nations, with 10.8% of the population affected.

Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population) in G7 Countries as of 2023

Source: World Health Organization, 2023
Notes: Age-standardized mortality rate due to cardiovascular diseases.

The U.S. Leads in Heart Disease Mortality, with Germany Close Behind

Heart Disease Mortality in G7 Countries as of 2023

Source: World Health Organization, 2023
Notes: Age-standardized mortality rate due to cardiovascular diseases.

Life Expectancy vs Income

Life Expectancy Gap for the united states Narrows at the Top 1% compared to England while it Remains Stark for Lower Incomes, 2019

Life Expectancy at different points along each country's income distribution (2019)

Income Distribution

Sources: FT analysis of US Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project, Rashid et al. (2019), American Community Survey and ONS small area income estimates.

Healthcare Employment Trends

U.S Population Growth and Life Expectancy in Relation to Reduction of Total Hospitals (1970-2020)

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Life Expectancy Comparisons Among G7 Countries

Life Expectancy, Ranked by G7 Countries

US Health Expenditures As Percent Of GDP, 1960–2022*

US Health Expenditures As Percent Of GDP Has Remained Steady For The Last Decade*

*Excluding COVID 2020

Source: National Health Expenditure Data, CMS

Uninsured Rate

Percent of Uninsured individuals has decreased over the last 15 years

Source: National Center for Health Statistics National Health Interview Survey.

Some health prices increased faster than others in the past year

Annual percent change in Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for medical care, by category,
June 2023 - June 2024

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) & Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Doctors Per Capita

Total Active Physicians have increased by ~35% from 2013 to 2022 and per capita physicians are up ~20%

Total Active Physicians and Physicians per 10,000 Population in the US (2013-2022)

Source: CDC.gov

Healthcare Employment Trends

The health sector's employment growth has significantly outpaced non-health sector employment growth over the last 50 years.

Cumulative % change in health sector and non-health sector employment, January 1990 - February 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Percent Of U.S. Physician Practices Owned By Corporate Entities In 2019-2023

National Trends: Percent of Corporate-Owned Physician Practices Doubled in Five Years

Source: Physicians Advocacy Institute, 2022

Percent Of U.S. Physician Employed By Corporate Entities In 2019-2020

National Trends: Consistent Increase in Corporate Physician Employment since 2019

Source: Physicians Advocacy Institute, 2022

How does five-year breast cancer survival in the US compare to other countries?

Breast Cancer Survival Rates in the United States are the highest compared to the rest of the world.

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Health Care Quality Indicators, Cancer Care

Share of adults (aged 15-99) diagnosed with lung cancer who survive at least five years following their diagnosis date. The year provided represents the year of diagnosis.

Five year survival rates from lung cancer, 1999 to 2009

Source: Allemani et al. (2015) – OurWorldInData.org/cancer | CC BY

Share of adults (aged 15-99) diagnosed with liver cancer who survive at least five years following their diagnosis date. The year provided represents the year of diagnosis.

Five year survival rate from liver cancer, 1999 to 2009

Data source: Allemani et al. (2015) – OurWorldInData.org/cancer | CC BY

Trends in age‐adjusted acute myocardial infarction mortality rates per 100 000 among adults <65 years of age in the United States, 1999 to 2019.

Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000

Source: www.ahajournals.org

Age‐adjusted acute myocardial infarction mortality rates per 100 000 across the United States, 1999 to 2019

Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000

Source: www.ahajournals.org

Percent of inpatient readmissions within 30 days of an acute hospital stay, among Medicare beneficiaries 65 and older, 2007-2019

Source: CMS Medicare Geographic Variation Public Use File

Cesarean deliveries per 100 low-risk births, 2010-2020

Source: KFF analysis of National Center for Health Statistics reports

Inpatient and outpatient care represents a greater share of health spending in the U.S. compared to peer countries

Distribution of health spending, by spending category, 2021

United States (Total: $12,197 per capita)

Comparable Country Average (Total: $6,514 per capita)

Note: Values are normalized to 100%. Comparable countries include Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Australia and Japan are excluded due to lack of 2021 data.

Source: OECD Health Statistics.

The U.S. spends more per capita on prescription drugs than comparable nations

Per Capita Spending on Prescription Drugs in 2019

Source: Peterson-KFF, Health System Tracker, February 2022.
NOTE: Data for Australia and Japan are from 2018. Data for France were not available by financing scheme.

Hospitals Prices Continue to Rise: From 2004 to 2024, the CPI Value increased from 512.34 to 1096.87, more than doubling over the 20-year period.

Hospital Prices Over The Last 20 Years

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Drug Prices Continue to Rise: From 2004 to 2023, the Consumer Price Index increased almost threefold over 20 years.

Drug Prices in the US over the last 20 years

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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