UK household spend on health by income 2020

This statistic shows the percentage share of weekly household expenditure going on health in the United Kingdom (UK) in the financial year 2020. In this period, households in the lowest decile group spent an average of 1.7 percent of their weekly household expenditure on health.

Share of weekly household expenditure on health in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by disposable income decile group

Disposable income decile group**	Share of spending
Lowest ten percent	1.7%
Second decile group	1.8%
Third decile group	1.4%
Fourth decile group	1.4%
Fifth decile group	1.5%
Sixth decile group	1.4%
Seventh decile group	1.3%
Eighth decile group	1.2%
Ninth decile group	1.4%
Highest ten percent	1.3%

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

5,410 households

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

* Health includes medical products, appliances and equipment (e.g. medicines, prescriptions, healthcare products, spectacles, lenses and repairs) and hospital services.
** The figures show weekly expenditure of households divided into decile groups, ranging from households with the lowest ten percent disposable income up to those with the highest disposable income.

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