Drug prices in the United States are, on average, significantly higher than in the other countries in this analysis. When excluding the U.S., the average prescription drug price of the other 11 countries is only around 27 percent of the price in the United States. This statistic shows the average prescription drug price in select countries compared to the U.S. average drug price under Medicare Part D, based on 2018 data.
Average prescription drug price in select countries compared to U.S. average, as of 2018*
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US House of Representatives (Committee on Ways and Means). (September 23, 2019). Average prescription drug price in select countries compared to U.S. average, as of 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134304/prescription-drug-prices-average-as-share-of-us-price/
US House of Representatives (Committee on Ways and Means). "Average prescription drug price in select countries compared to U.S. average, as of 2018*." Chart. September 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134304/prescription-drug-prices-average-as-share-of-us-price/
US House of Representatives (Committee on Ways and Means). (2019). Average prescription drug price in select countries compared to U.S. average, as of 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134304/prescription-drug-prices-average-as-share-of-us-price/
US House of Representatives (Committee on Ways and Means). "Average Prescription Drug Price in Select Countries Compared to U.S. Average, as of 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134304/prescription-drug-prices-average-as-share-of-us-price/
US House of Representatives (Committee on Ways and Means), Average prescription drug price in select countries compared to U.S. average, as of 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134304/prescription-drug-prices-average-as-share-of-us-price/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Average prescription drug price in select countries compared to U.S. average, as of 2018* [Graph], US House of Representatives (Committee on Ways and Means), September 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134304/prescription-drug-prices-average-as-share-of-us-price/
