Daily How Much

Obesity spending tops $173 billion a year in U.S. medical costs, while global losses run into trillions once productivity is counted.

U.S. spending on gender-affirming care is tiny—measured in the low hundreds of millions yearly, a sliver of total health costs.

There isn’t one global figure; U.S., California, and the EU publish separate totals for stem cell research and related programs.

U.S. abortion spending lands near $0.6–$0.75 billion a year; global totals swing widely with price and access.

In the U.S., annual abortion spending lands around $0.5–0.8 billion based on 2023 volumes and typical prices.

U.S. public data show annual endometriosis research spend in the tens of millions, with recent NIH totals near $30–34 million.

Public programs fund billions in stem cell science, with a smaller yearly share tagged to human embryonic stem cell research.

Animal testing spending has no single total; across public budgets and industry, credible data place yearly costs in the tens of billions worldwide.

Anti-smoking campaigns draw hundreds of millions each year; in the U.S., federal ads run near $50M and states budget about $765M.

U.S. anti-smoking advertising totals several hundred million dollars a year across states, federal campaigns, and nonprofits.