The U.S. ranked 46th out of the 48 countries analyzed, with an efficiency score of 30.8 and a healthcare cost per capita of $8,608 or 17.2 percent of GDP per capita. Only Serbia and Brazil are less efficient, according to the report.
Brazil came in last with an efficiency score of 17.4 and a healthcare cost per capita of $1,121 or 9.9 percent of GDP per capita. Hong Kong was the most efficient, with a score of 92.6 and a cost per capita of $1,409 or 3.8 percent of its GDP.
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