Key Takeaways
- Life expectancy at birth was 77.5 years in 2022.
- Infant mortality rate was 5.44 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
- Maternal mortality rate reached 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021.
- In 2022, U.S. national health expenditures totaled $4.5 trillion, accounting for 17.3 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
- Per capita health spending in the U.S. reached $13,493 in 2022, the highest in the world.
- Hospital care accounted for 30% of total national health expenditures in 2022, amounting to $1.3 trillion.
- There were 3.3 million active registered nurses in the U.S. in 2022.
- Physicians numbered 1,077,000 in 2022, or 328 per 100,000 population.
- Nurse practitioners totaled 385,000 in 2023.
- There are 6,093 hospitals in the U.S. as of 2023.
- 5,112 community hospitals operate in the U.S., representing 84% of all hospitals.
- Average hospital size is 184 beds.
- In 2023, 91% of Americans had health insurance coverage.
- Medicaid covered 82.8 million people in FY 2023.
- Medicare enrolled 65.7 million beneficiaries in 2023.
U.S. healthcare spending hit $4.5 trillion in 2022, while major health outcomes still face obesity, chronic disease, and safety challenges.
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How We Rate Confidence
Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.
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