Healthcare Expenditure Compared with Life Expectancy in LatAm, Europe, and N. America
How does Latin American Healthcare Compare to Europe & North America?
graph from Latinometrics (@LatAmData); slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@JennaLaib)
(Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)
Type of Graph: scatterplot
Source: Latinometrics. “How does LatAm Healthcare Compare to Europe & N. America” @LatAmData twitter: July 22, 2022.
Twitter thread from Latinometrics (@LatAmData)(5/8) Another country that highlights the US’s inefficient spending is Canada, where people can expect to live up to 80 while spending less than half. So, what’s going on in the US?
(6/8) The leading causes of a lower US life expectancy are:
Smoking
Suicides
Road accidents
Opioid overdoses
Higher rates of obesity … compared to other developed nations.
Source: @OurWorldInData
(7/8) So, how did Costa Rica become LatAm’s leader in life expectancy? Universal healthcare and social security have been a part of its society since the 1940s, when its CAJA system (@CCSSdeCostaRica) plays a significant role.
(8/8) Costa Ricans enjoy 100% coverage through CAJA for all medical procedures, appointments, hospital visits, and prescription drugs. The system, mandatory for everyone since 2010, is funded by small monthly contributions from all residents based on income levels.
Potential Math Content: scatterplot, labels, bivariate data, outliers, making generalizations about data, quadratrics, line of best fit
Potential Content Connections: healthcare, health, comparing countries
