Per capita national health expenditures in the United States have increased significantly since 1960. In 2023, national health expenditures amounted to **** thousand U.S. dollars per capita. For comparison, in 1960, per capital expenditures for health stood at *** U.S. dollars. According to recent data, the U.S. has some of the highest health care costs in the world. Health care expenditures With increased per capita health expenditures, U.S. health care expenditures as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) have also increased over the decades. Among developed countries, the U.S. has the highest health expenditure as a proportion of the GDP. The high level of health costs in the U.S. may be attributable to high costs for prescribed drugs and health services as well as high administrative costs. Cost areas A large proportion of all health care spending in the U.S. is attributable to hospital care and physician and clinical services. In recent years, many sectors have seen an increase in health care spending. However, data suggests that prescription drugs have seen some of the most dramatic increases in spending in recent years. The annual prescription drug expenditures in the U.S. reached an all-time high by the end of 2022.

In 2023, U.S. national health expenditure as a share of its gross domestic product (GDP) reached 17.6 percent, this was an increase on the previous year. The United States has the highest health spending based on GDP share among developed countries. Both public and private health spending in the U.S. is much higher than other developed countries. Why the U.S. pays so much moreWhile private health spending in Canada stays at around three percent and in Germany under two percent of the gross domestic product, it is nearly nine percent in the United States. Another reason for high costs can be found in physicians’ salaries, which are much higher in the U.S. than in other wealthy countries. A general practitioner in the U.S. earns nearly twice as much as the average physician in other high-income countries. Additionally, medicine spending per capita is also significantly higher in the United States. Finally, inflated health care administration costs are another of the predominant factors which make health care spending in the U.S. out of proportion. It is important to state that Americans do not pay more because they have a higher health care utilization, but mainly because of higher prices. Expected developmentsBy 2031, it is expected that health care spending in the U.S. will reach nearly one fifth of the nation’s gross domestic product. Or in dollar-terms, health care expenditures will accumulate to about seven trillion U.S. dollars in total.

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The United States has the highest expenditure on health care per capita globally. However, the U.S. has an unique way of paying for their health care where a majority of the expenditure falls upon private insurances. In FY 2024, around one ***** of all health expenditure is paid by private insurance. Public insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid accounted for ** and ** percent, respectively, of health expenditure during that same year. U.S. health care system Globally health spending has been increasing among most countries. However, the U.S. has the highest public and private per capita health expenditure among all countries globally, followed by Switzerland. As of 2020, annual health care costs per capita in the United States totaled to over ** thousand U.S. dollars, a significant amount considering the average U.S. personal income is around ** thousand dollars. Out of pocket costs in the U.S. Aside from overall high health care costs for U.S. residents, the total out-of-pocket costs for health care have been on the rise. In recent years, the average per capita out-of-pocket health care payments have exceeded *** thousand dollars. Physician services, dental services and prescription drugs account for the largest proportion of out-of-pocket expenditures for U.S. residents.

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Global Health Spending

Country Global Health Spending Over Time

By Eva Murray [source]

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To get started with this data, begin by exploring the location and time columns as these will provide a breakdown of which countries are represented in the dataset as well as when each observation was collected. To drill down further into the analysis, use indicators, subjects and measures fields for comparison between healthcare spending for different topics like drug access or acute care across countries over time. The values field contains actual values related to healthcare spending while flag codes tell you if there are any discrepancies in data quality so it is important look into those too if necessary.

This dataset is useful for research relatedto how global health expenditures have varied across different countries over time and difference sources of funding among a few other applications. Understanding what's included in this dataset will help you determine how best to use it when doing comparative country-level analyses or international studies on healthcare funding sources over time

Research Ideas

• Identify countries with high public health spending as a percentage of GDP and determine if their population has better health outcomes than those with lower spending.
• Compare public health investments across various countries during the same period to ascertain areas that need more attention, such as medical research, vaccinations, medication and healthcare staffing.
• Determine the trends in health expenditures over time for key indicators such as life expectancy to gain insights into how well a country is managing its healthcare sector

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Columns

File: DP_LIVE_18102020154144776.csv | Column name | Description | |:---------------|:-----------------------------------------| | LOCATION | Country or region of the data. (String) | | INDICATOR | Health spending indicator. (String) | | SUBJECT | Health spending subject. (String) | | MEASURE | Measurement of health spending. (String) | | FREQUENCY | Frequency of data collection. (String) | | TIME | Year of data collection. (Integer) | | Value | Value of health spending. (Float) | | Flag Codes | Codes related to data quality. (String) |

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Eva Murray.

In the U.S. many employers pay a portion of health care costs for employees. As of 2019, the total annual medical costs for employees was just over 13 thousand U.S. dollars. That cost is expected to increase to 13.7 thousand U.S. dollars by 2020. There have been recent changes to employer-offered health care through the Affordable Care Act that requires employers with over 50 employees to offer affordable health care options to their employees.

U.S. health benefits at work

In the United States, both employers and employees may pay health care costs, depending on the work. In a recent survey U.S. residents were asked what benefits they expected from their employers, a vast majority of them said that they expect health care benefits. Despite the demand from employer-sponsored healthcare coverage, not all companies feel that they would be able to offer health coverage as an employment benefit. Another recent survey has illustrated that employer confidence in offering health insurance can change dramatically from year-to-year.

U.S. sick leave benefits

Another aspect of workplace health and wellness, is annual sick leave. In general, a majority of U.S. workers have access to a fixed number of paid sick days per year. However, a very small proportion of employees had access to paid sick leave as needed. As of 2017, around half of all employees utilized up to 5 days of sick leave per year. Despite that, there was still a large proportion, especially among those aged 18-30 years that went to work even though they were ill.

This data package contains the information of Medicare and Medicaid healthcare spending and healthcare cost and percentages by state.

The public and private per capita health expenditure differs significantly by country. As of 2024, the United States had by far the highest public per capita spending worldwide. Moreover, the U.S. had the second-highest private expenditure on health globally, just after Switzerland. Health expenditures globally Health expenditures include the consumption of health goods, services and public health programs as well as insurance and government spending. Globally, health expenditures are on the rise. Among all countries, the average per capita health expenditure is projected to see an increase of over 30 percent from the 2019 totals by the year 2050. Despite the growing expenditures, there are still countries with relatively low health expenditures. The countries with the lowest governmental health expenditure include South Sudan, Eritrea and Bangladesh. Health expenditures spotlight: the U.S. In 2023 the U.S. national health expenditure was at an all-time high. However, the projections indicate that total health expenditures will increase even more. The per capita health expenditures for the U.S. looked equally grim, with 2023 being the most expensive year for health care on record.

Healthcare spending in the United Kingdom stood at 317 billion British pounds in 2024. When looking at real healthcare expenditure*, spending already exceeded this amount in 2021, where it reached 324 billion British pounds in 2024 prices. Health expenditure in the UK compared to Europe In 2024, the UK spent almost 11 percent of its GDP on healthcare. In comparison to other European countries, this ranked the UK fifth in terms of health expenditure. At the top of the list was Switzerland, which spent 12 percent of its GDP on healthcare that year.  Performance of the NHS in the UK Waiting times have been getting worse in the A&E department over the years. The NHS has been falling behind the target that 95 percent of patients should be seen within four hours of arrival. As a result, the primary reasons for dissatisfaction with the NHS among the public are the length of time required to get a GP or hospital appointment and the lack of staff.

The HCUP Summary Trend Tables include monthly information on hospital utilization derived from the HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID) and HCUP State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD). Information on emergency department (ED) utilization is dependent on availability of HCUP data; not all HCUP Partners participate in the SEDD. The HCUP Summary Trend Tables include downloadable Microsoft® Excel tables with information on the following topics: Overview of monthly trends in inpatient and emergency department utilization All inpatient encounter types Inpatient stays by priority conditions -COVID-19 -Influenza -Other acute or viral respiratory infection Inpatient encounter type -Normal newborns -Deliveries -Non-elective inpatient stays, admitted through the ED -Non-elective inpatient stays, not admitted through the ED -Elective inpatient stays Inpatient service line -Maternal and neonatal conditions -Mental health and substance use disorders -Injuries -Surgeries -Other medical conditions Emergency department treat-and-release visits Emergency department treat-and-release visits by priority conditions -COVID-19 -Influenza -Other acute or viral respiratory infection Description of the data source, methodology, and clinical criteria

The average for 2021 based on 186 countries was 1368.8 U.S. dollars. The highest value was in the USA: 11999.09 U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Somalia: 14.63 U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This dataset is a list of healthcare expenditure categorized by state of residence in 2009 . All health spending is displayed in millions of dollars. Total health spending includes all privately and publicly funded hospital care, physician services, nursing home care, and prescription drugs etc. by state of residence. This spending includes hospital spending and is the total net revenue that is calculated as gross charges less contractual adjustments, bad debts, and charity care.

This dataset identifies health care spending at medical services such as hospitals, physicians, clinics, and nursing homes etc. as well as for medical products such as medicine, prescription glasses and hearing aids. This dataset pertains to personal health care spending in general. Other datasets in this series include Medicaid personal health care spending and Medicare personal health care spending.

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Total health care costs per patient per year in USD.

In 2022, U.S. out-of-pocket health care payments was reported to come to an average of ******* U.S. dollars per capita. In the U.S., especially out-of-pocket payments for prescribed drugs can be very high. This statistic depicts the per capita out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1970 to 2022.