In 2020, the national health expenditures reported an annual average growth of 9.7 percent. Due to the federal government funding towards COVID-19 pandemic the public health activities reported an annual growth rate of 113 percent, highest across all health spending categories.This statistic represents the health spending growth rate in the United States in 2020, sorted by category.
Health spending growth rate in the United States in 2020, by category
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Statistics on Health expenditures in the U.S.
Global comparison
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- Basic Statistic Estimated global per capita health spending 2019 & 2050
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Overview U.S.
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Categories
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- Premium Statistic Health spending distribution in the United States by category 2013-2020
- Premium Statistic Health spending growth rate in the U.S. 2020, sorted by category
- Basic Statistic Growth in health spending categories in the U.S. 2013-2020
- Basic Statistic Health spending distribution in the United States by payer 2018-2020
Payer
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- Premium Statistic U.S. health care expenditure distribution by payer 2015-2022
- Basic Statistic Change in health spending levels in the United States by payer 2020
- Basic Statistic Hospital care spending in the United States by payer 2013-2019
- Basic Statistic Prescription drugs spending in the U.S. by payer 2013-2020
Out-of-pocket
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- Basic Statistic U.S. total out-of-pocket health care payments 1960-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. per capita out-of-pocket health care payments 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Out-of-pocket share of total U.S. personal health care expenditures 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. out-of-pocket health care payments annual change 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Health costs distribution of private insurance and out-of-pocket payments U.S. 2020
NHE projections
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- Health spending distribution in the United States by contributor 2013-2020
- Change in health spending levels in the United States by category 2000-2020
- Expenditures on healthcare in the UAE 2010-2017
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- Expenditures on healthcare in Kuwait 2010-2017
- Current health expenditure per capita in MENA by country 2017
- Health spending distribution of the U.S. federal government 2013-2020
- Expenditures on healthcare in Qatar 2010-2017
- Out-of-pocket share of health spending in Mexico 2010-2019
- Out-of-pocket share of health spending in Bolivia 2010-2019
- Out-of-pocket share of health spending in Brazil 2010-2019
- Out-of-pocket share of health spending in Colombia 2010-2019
- Out-of-pocket share of health spending in Chile 2010-2019
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- Health spending distribution in the United States by contributor 2013-2020
- Change in health spending levels in the United States by category 2000-2020
- Expenditures on healthcare in the UAE 2010-2017
- Total health expenditure in MENA by country 2017
- Domestic general government health spending share in MENA by country 2017
- Expenditures on healthcare in Kuwait 2010-2017
- Current health expenditure per capita in MENA by country 2017
- Health spending distribution of the U.S. federal government 2013-2020
- Expenditures on healthcare in Qatar 2010-2017
- Out-of-pocket share of health spending in Mexico 2010-2019
- Out-of-pocket share of health spending in Bolivia 2010-2019
- Out-of-pocket share of health spending in Brazil 2010-2019
- Out-of-pocket share of health spending in Colombia 2010-2019
- Out-of-pocket share of health spending in Chile 2010-2019
CHCF. (October 19, 2022). Health spending growth rate in the United States in 2020, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246936/health-spending-growth-rate-in-the-us-by-category/
CHCF. "Health spending growth rate in the United States in 2020, by category." Chart. October 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246936/health-spending-growth-rate-in-the-us-by-category/
CHCF. (2022). Health spending growth rate in the United States in 2020, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246936/health-spending-growth-rate-in-the-us-by-category/
CHCF. "Health Spending Growth Rate in The United States in 2020, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246936/health-spending-growth-rate-in-the-us-by-category/
CHCF, Health spending growth rate in the United States in 2020, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246936/health-spending-growth-rate-in-the-us-by-category/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Health spending growth rate in the United States in 2020, by category [Graph], CHCF, October 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246936/health-spending-growth-rate-in-the-us-by-category/