| National Health Care Expenditures | 2,394.3 | Bil. US$ | 2008* | CMS |
| National Health Care Expenditures per Capita | 7,957 | US$ | 2008* | CMS |
| National Health Care Expenditures by Type: |
| Physician & Clinical Services | 501.7 | Bil. US$ | 2008* | CMS |
| Nursing Home and Home Health | 198.5 | Bil. US$ | 2008* | CMS |
| U.S. Population Less Than 65 Years of Age | 265.1 | Million | 2008* | WFB |
| U.S. Population Age 65 Years & Older | 38.7 | Million | 2008* | WFB |
| Number of Medicare Beneficiaries | 44.8 | Million | 2008* | CMS |
| Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) | 41.3 | Million | 2008* | CMS |
| Number of Medicaid Beneficiaries | 39.6 | Million | 2007 | Census |
| U.S. Infant Mortality Rate | 6.3 | Deaths/1,000 Live Births | 2008* | WFB |
| U.S. Life Expectancy at birth | 78.14 | Years | 2008* | WFB |
| Number of All U.S. Registered1 Hospitals | 5,747 | | 2007 | AHA |
| Staffed Beds in All U.S. Registered1 Hospitals | 947,412 | | 2007 | AHA |
| Admissions in All U.S. Registered1 Hospitals | 37,188,775 | | 2007 | AHA |
| Number of People Without Healthcare for the Entire Year | 43.3 | Million | 2007 | Census |
*Estimate
CMS = U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; WFB = CIA World Fact Book 2007; Census = U.S. Census Bureau; CDC = U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; AHA = American Hospital Association. |
| 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 2009 |
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