The chart and table reveal some significant differences between the countries, with regard to health and medical care.
Looking at the chart, it can be seen that Japan provides by far the highest number of hospital beds, at 14 per thousand of the population. The second highest allocation is 8 per thousand in Germany, but this is little more than half the Japanese figure. On the other hand, the US, Spain, Canada, and the UK provide the lowest numbers of hospital beds, at around 3 per thousand people. Dutch and Australian figures are only very slightly higher than this.
The table takes a closer look at funding and life expectancy in three of these countries. Although Japan has a much better life expectancy figure (83 years) than the other two countries, its government spends considerably less money on healthcare, contributing just $2,581 per person. In contrast, the US government allocates well over twice that amount, yet its citizens have a life expectancy of only 78 years. Meanwhile, Dutch people can expect to live to be 80, and the government spends $3,481 on each citizen.
Although the Japanese government contributes much less money to healthcare, there are far more beds available for patients, and people can expect to live longer there than in some other countries.