That's TOTAL expenditure (public and private). It's misleading to include private insurance and self payments unless you're talking about the total cost of heal

That's TOTAL expenditure (public and private). It's misleading to include private insurance and self payments unless you're talking about the total cost of healthcare.[1] The German government covers 77% of its citizens health care costs. The US government covers 48%. In countries like Germany, I am sure that 77% number is evenly distributed across the population. I.e. All citizens are mostly covered by government insurance. In the US, I am sure the number is disproportional to the elderly and on government assistance, such that people between 20-60 are not covered by any government insurance. So it's a bit more lop-sided than the Wikipedia chart says. [1] http://www.oecd.org/health/healthpoliciesanddata/oecdhealthdata2012-frequentlyrequesteddata.htm http://www.oecd.org/health/healthpoliciesanddata/oecdhealthd...