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Originally Posted by dippin
Maybe you should spend more than 30 seconds reading the article. Since the measure is of spending on "health care services," no, they do not include Pharmaceutical R&D.
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The link I got to was not the actual report, I could not find a free copy. Have you seen one. How do you know what "health care services" includes?
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And using GDP is because it accounts for differences in wealth and only looks at proportional spending.
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O.k., lets see how can I explain some of the problems with coming to a conclusion for health care based on % of GDP. Let's say you have a farm and I have a farm. I produce 100 whatevers and you produce 25 whatevers, our GDP. We both use horses I spend 20% of my GDP on medical expenses for my horses, you spend 10% on your horses. You spend 2.5 I spend 20. Your horses live longer than my horses, etc, etc. If your horses break a leg or if they have a problem, they get a bullet in the head and a nice burial. Your horses don't tend to complain about broken legs or other problems because they know the drill. My horses get first class treatment and if they can't work they go out to stud. They die early trying to have as much sex as possible with the young fillies. Would you rather be a horse on my farm or yours?