A couple health care references

Cancer Gap Between Whites, Blacks May Be Biological in Part

Disparity remains when treatment, socioeconomic factors are the same, study finds

Low Life Expectancy in the United States: Is the Health Care System at Fault?

US Obesity Trends

Cancer survivorship rates

Two Million Canadians Waiting for Surgery

The "former Canadian Medical Assoc. Pres. further stated that one
million Canadians are waiting for surgery and another million are
waiting to see a specialist to get on the surgery waiting list. The
population of Canada is a mere 31.6 million persons.

This means that 6.45% of Canadians are waiting for surgery. Such a
percentage in the U.S. would have 19.67 million Americans waiting for
surgery."