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Can Population Aging Explain Rising Healthcare Spending Across Countries?


Abstract: A low-income country spends about 5.3% of its output on healthcare, while a higher-income country spends closer to 7.5% of its output on healthcare.

Keywords: population aging; healthcare spending;

https://doi.org/10.20955/es.2022.20

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Part of Series: Economic Synopses

Publication Date: 2022-06-30

Issue: 20

Pages: 1-3