It's quite complex to compare countries. Especially when other social programs can reduce hospital visits dramatically. For example: reducing alcohol related

It's quite complex to compare countries. Especially when other social programs can reduce hospital visits dramatically. For example: reducing alcohol related violence, lower gun shot /knife wounds, housing people reducing homeless hospital visits, lower obesity reducing many problems, sexual disease education reducing STI/STD, easy contraception availability, better sexual education, free medical care meaning people go earlier to get help reducing the cost down the line... the list just goes on and on. Countries with better social services can often save money on medical care down the line. So just comparing medical costs is silly. You need to take into account other social, and education programs too.