Mexico allocates a mere 5.5% of its GDP to healthcare, significantly lower than the OECD average of 9.2%, and expends only $1,811 on health per capita. This is way below the OECD’s $4,986. Mexico has fewer doctors and nurses, too—only 2.5 doctors and 2.9 nurses for every 1,000 people. The OECD averages are higher, at […]
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