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The country's obesity rate is 18.1%, which is above the OECD average of 15.1% but considerably below the American rate of 27.7%. [179] In 2008 Greece had the highest rate of perceived good health in the OECD, at 98.5%. [180] Infant mortality is one of the lowest in the developed world with a rate of 3.1 deaths/1000 live births. [181]
A 2011 study found that there were 2.1 million hospital stays for uninsured patients, accounting for 4.4% ($17.1 billion) of total aggregate inpatient hospital costs in the United States. [13] The costs of treating the uninsured must often be absorbed by providers as charity care , passed on to the insured via cost-shifting and higher health ...