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A lower population means less need be spent to provide health-care services per individual. That three-quarters of the Canadian population living within 150 kil
by 0x44 17y ago
A lower population means less need be spent to provide health-care services per individual. That three-quarters of the Canadian population living within 150 kilometers (which is approximately 62% the distance of 150 miles) means that fewer resources need be expended to provide that level of service due to population density. If we assume that an identical proportion of the United States population lives within 150 miles of an ocean, that still leaves a population that is more than twice the total population of Canada in the interior. Reaching those people with the same standard of service will not cost as little as the Canadian system.
- Retric 17y agoA lower population means less need be spent to provide health-care services per individual. Why? If the average cost of 300 million people was say 5k/year why would the average decrease when only caring for 30 million people? The US has ~10x the population density of Canada. United States — Population - Density: 31/km2 Canada — Population - Density: 3.2/km2 And the population density of a state does not really correlate with its healthcare costs so I think it's a pointless comparison. PS: You seem to be confusing total cost with average costs.