RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 International Comparison of the Success, Cost, and Efficiency of Modern Medicine JF The Journal of Private Equity FD Institutional Investor Journals SP 65 OP 77 DO 10.3905/jpe.2000.319970 VO 3 IS 3 A1 Carl M. Kjellstrand A1 Carl Kovithavongs A1 Erika Szabo YR 2000 UL https://pm-research.com/content/3/3/65.abstract AB Traditional “western” medicine has been highly successful in the ten industrialized countries studied for the period from 1980 to 1990. By studying mortality in six diseases deemed amenable to treatment (“avoidable” deaths), as well as mortality for “unavoidable” diseases (primarily degenerative and genetic conditions), and correlating them to health care expenditures, the authors were able to analyze the efficiency of countries' efforts to reduce mortality rates. The lag between spending and health outcomes, as well as the extent of the correlation between expenditures as a percentage of a country's GDP and its mortality rates, may inform and illuminate both fiscal and medical decisions for the future.