The number of times people visit the doctor per year varies tremendously across OECD countries from a low of 2.9 in Chile to a high of 17.5 (!) in Korea. I haven’t run the numbers officially but it doesn’t seem that there is much correlation with medical spending per capita or life expectancy.
Data can be found here. 
Hat tip: Emil Kirkegaard on X.
The post Visits to the Doctor, Per Year appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.
Has Clothing Declined in Quality?
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) recently tweeted that they wanted to bring back apparel manufacturing to the...
Lifetime Expected Consumption
What does it mean to be wealthy and how should we factor in say, life expectancy? Lyman Stone offers an...
The Public Choice Outreach Conference
There are just a few spots left for the Public Choice Outreach Conference! Do encourage your students to apply! ...
I talk with Bianna Golodryga
Name: Greg Mankiw Location: United States I am the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. I use...
