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Total expenses of hospitals in the United States 1946-2017
Total expenses of hospitals in the United States 1946-2017
Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
by John Elflein,
last edited
Mar 19, 2019
This statistic displays the total expenses garnered by hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2017. In 2017, the expenses for hospitals located in the country totaled over one trillion U.S. dollars. The majority of registered hospitals in the United States are considered community hospitals.
Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
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| Expenses in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,060,933 |
| 2016 | 1,012,752 |
| 2015 | 955,976 |
| 2014 | 907,755 |
| 2013 | 873,841 |
| 2012 | 829,665 |
| 2011 | 773,547 |
| 2010 | 750,602 |
| 2009 | 726,671 |
| 2008 | 690,074 |
| 2007 | 641,124 |
| 2006 | 607,355 |
| 2005 | 570,534 |
| 2004 | 533,853 |
| 2003 | 498,104 |
| 2002 | 462,222 |
| 2001 | 426,849 |
| 2000 | 395,391 |
| 1999 | 372,933 |
| 1998 | 355,450 |
| 1997 | 342,334 |
| 1996 | 330,531 |
| 1995 | 320,252 |
| 1994 | 310,834 |
| 1993 | 301,538 |
| 1992 | 282,531 |
| 1991 | 258,508 |
| 1990 | 234,870 |
| 1989 | 214,886 |
| 1988 | 196,704 |
| 1987 | 178,662 |
| 1986 | 165,194 |
| 1985 | 153,327 |
| 1984 | 144,114 |
| 1983 | 136,315 |
| 1982 | 123,219 |
| 1981 | 107,146 |
| 1980 | 91,886 |
| 1979 | 79,796 |
| 1978 | 70,927 |
| 1977 | 63,630 |
| 1976 | 56,005 |
| 1975 | 48,706 |
| 1974 | 41,406 |
| 1973 | 36,290 |
| 1972 | 32,667 |
| 1971 | 28,812 |
| 1970 | 25,556 |
| 1965 | 12,948 |
| 1960 | 8,421 |
| 1955 | 5,594 |
| 1950 | 3,651 |
| 1946 | 1,963 |
| Expenses in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,060,933 |
| 2016 | 1,012,752 |
| 2015 | 955,976 |
| 2014 | 907,755 |
| 2013 | 873,841 |
| 2012 | 829,665 |
| 2011 | 773,547 |
| 2010 | 750,602 |
| 2009 | 726,671 |
| 2008 | 690,074 |
| 2007 | 641,124 |
| 2006 | 607,355 |
| 2005 | 570,534 |
| 2004 | 533,853 |
| 2003 | 498,104 |
| 2002 | 462,222 |
| 2001 | 426,849 |
| 2000 | 395,391 |
| 1999 | 372,933 |
| 1998 | 355,450 |
| 1997 | 342,334 |
| 1996 | 330,531 |
| 1995 | 320,252 |
| 1994 | 310,834 |
| 1993 | 301,538 |
| 1992 | 282,531 |
| 1991 | 258,508 |
| 1990 | 234,870 |
| 1989 | 214,886 |
| 1988 | 196,704 |
| 1987 | 178,662 |
| 1986 | 165,194 |
| 1985 | 153,327 |
| 1984 | 144,114 |
| 1983 | 136,315 |
| 1982 | 123,219 |
| 1981 | 107,146 |
| 1980 | 91,886 |
| 1979 | 79,796 |
| 1978 | 70,927 |
| 1977 | 63,630 |
| 1976 | 56,005 |
| 1975 | 48,706 |
| 1974 | 41,406 |
| 1973 | 36,290 |
| 1972 | 32,667 |
| 1971 | 28,812 |
| 1970 | 25,556 |
| 1965 | 12,948 |
| 1960 | 8,421 |
| 1955 | 5,594 |
| 1950 | 3,651 |
| 1946 | 1,963 |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Mar 19, 2019
This statistic displays the total expenses garnered by hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2017. In 2017, the expenses for hospitals located in the country totaled over one trillion U.S. dollars. The majority of registered hospitals in the United States are considered community hospitals.
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- American Hospital Association
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- Release date
- 2019
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1946 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
- Data are for all AHA-registered hospitals in the United States. Data are estimated for nonreporting hospitals with the exception of newborn and outpatient data before 1972.
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- Source
- American Hospital Association
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- Show publisher information
- Release date
- 2019
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1946 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
- Data are for all AHA-registered hospitals in the United States. Data are estimated for nonreporting hospitals with the exception of newborn and outpatient data before 1972.
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