| National Health Care Expenditures | 2,509.5 | Bil. US$ | 2009* | CMS |
| National Health Care Expenditures per Capita | 8,160 | US$ | 2009* | CMS |
| National Health Care Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP | 17.6 | % | 2009* | CMS |
| National Health Care Expenditures by Type: |
| Physician & Clinical Services | 539.1 | Bil. US$ | 2009* | CMS |
| Nursing Home and Home Health | 213.6 | Bil. US$ | 2009* | CMS |
| U.S. Population Less Than 65 Years of Age | 267.7 | Million | 2009* | WFB |
| U.S. Population Age 65 Years & Older | 39.5 | Million | 2009* | WFB |
| Number of Medicare Beneficiaries | 45.5 | Million | 2009* | CMS |
| Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) | 41.9 | Million | 2009* | CMS |
| Number of Medicaid Beneficiaries | 59 | Million | 2009 | CHCS |
| Federal Medicare (net of premiums) & Medicaid Expenditures | 693.2 | Billion | 2009 | OMB |
| U.S. Infant Mortality Rate | 6.26 | Deaths/1,000 Live Births | 2009* | WFB |
| U.S. Life Expectancy at birth | 78.11 | Years | 2009* | WFB |
| Number of All U.S. Registered1 Hospitals | 5,708 | | 2008 | AHA |
| Staffed Beds in All U.S. Registered1 Hospitals | 945,199 | | 2008 | AHA |
| Admissions in All U.S. Registered1 Hospitals | 37,120,387 | | 2008 | AHA |
| Number of People Without Healthcare for the Entire Year | 46.3 | Million | 2008 | Census |
*Estimate
CMS = U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; WFB = CIA World Fact Book 2009; Census = U.S. Census Bureau; CDC = U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; AHA = American Hospital Association; CHCS = Center for Health Care Strategies; OMB = U.S. Office of Management and Budget |
| 1Registered hospitals are those hospitals that meet the American Hospital Association's criteria for registration as a hospital facility. Registered hospitals include AHA member hospitals as well as nonmember hospitals. For a complete listing of the criteria used for registration, please see www.aha.org |
| Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac 2010 |
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