但虽然美国的老年患者可以借助联邦医疗保险（2017年占联邦开支的15 % ） ，但多数非洲国家的老年人却缺乏政府支持。
But while older patients in the US can turn to Medicare (which accounted for 15% of federal spending in 2017), the elderly in most African countries have less government support.