Table 1 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) spent on health care correlates with carbon dioxide emissions resulting from health care activity
% GDP on health care | Health care footprint (tCO2e/capita) | Health care % of national footprint | |
|---|---|---|---|
USA | 16.5 | 1.72 | 7.6 |
UK | 9.7 | 0.66 | 5.4 |
Australia | 9.1 | 1.29 | 5.1 |
India | 3.6 | 0.03 | 1.5 |