The U.S. spends twice as much per capita as our competitors do.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/12/11/americas-economic-illness-baumols-dis/#articleHeader

The U.S. spends twice as much per capita as our competitors do. I explored some the reasons why in my article on the "fee for service" model of U.S. health care. (chart courtesy of the The Big Picture blog.)