Although the U.S. population comprises only 4.5% of the planet’s human inhabitants, Americans account for a disproportionate share of the world’s pharmaceutical sales:

                   90% of the world’s stimulants
     63% of the world’s antipsychotics
     51% of the world’s antidepressants
     41% of the world’s anti-epileptics



[Source of sales data:  IMS Health]