Health spending categories growth U.S. 2013-2021 | Statista

In 2021, the growth in the health spending category of hospital care amounted to 4.4 percent. This statistic represents the growth in hospital care, physician and clinical services, Rx drugs, and CPI in the United States in selected years between 2013 and 2021.

Annual growth in selected health spending categories in the United States from 2013 to 2021

Characteristic	Hospital care	Physician and clinical services	Rx drugs	CPI
2013	4.3%	3.8%	2.5%	1.5%
2014	4.1%	4.6%	12.2%	1.6%
2015	5.6%	6.3%	9%	0.1%
2016	4.7%	5.4%	1.3%	1.3%
2017	4.6%	4.2%	0.4%	2.1%
2018	4.5%	4.1%	2.5%	2.4%
2019	6.2%	4.6%	5.7%	1.8%
2020	6.4%	5.4%	3%	1.2%
2021	4.4%	5.6%	7.8%	4.7%

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2013 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Health spending refers to national health expenditures. CPI is consumer price index.
2013-2019 values were quoted from previous editions of "California Health Care Almanac - Health Care Costs 101".

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