US UK Italy
Yearly health spending per capita €8,755 €3,381 €3,002
Life expectancy at birth 78.6 years 80.8 years 84.5 years
Overall health, global rank 35 19 2
As the old joke goes, European heaven is where the policemen are English, the cooks French, the bankers Swiss, the post office German, and the lovers Italian. European hell is where the policemen are German, the cooks English, the bankers French, the post office Italian, and the lovers Swiss.
