Health expenditures in the U.S.

Statistics report on health care spending in the U.S.

Health expenditures in the U.S.

This report presents you some of the most important facts regarding the United States' national expenditures on health. The U.S. is projected to have health expenditures exceeding four trillion U.S: dollars by 2020. In this report you will find more about developments, forecasts, payers, and categories of expenditure.

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Global comparison

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  • Basic Statistic Estimated global per capita health spending 2019 & 2050
  • Premium Statistic Per capita health expenditure in selected countries 2022
  • Premium Statistic Health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in select countries 2022
  • Basic Statistic Countries with highest government health expenditure share 2020

Overview U.S.

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. national health expenditure 1960-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. national health expenditure per capita 1960-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. health expenditure as percent of GDP 1960-2022
  • Basic Statistic Average annual change in U.S. national health expenditure 1960-2021

Categories

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  • Premium Statistic Health spending distribution in the United States by category 2013-2021
  • Premium Statistic Health spending growth rate in the U.S. 2021, sorted by category
  • Basic Statistic Growth in health spending categories in the U.S. 2013-2021
  • Basic Statistic Health spending distribution in the United States by payer 2018-2021

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 2021
  • Basic Statistic Hospital care spending in the United States by payer 2013-2021
  • 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 1960-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. per capita out-of-pocket health care payments 1970-2022
  • Premium Statistic Out-of-pocket share of total U.S. personal health care expenditures 2010-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. out-of-pocket health care payments annual change 2010-2022
  • Basic Statistic Health costs distribution of private insurance and out-of-pocket payments U.S. 2021

NHE projections

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. national health expenditure forecast 2021-2031
  • Premium Statistic U.S. national health expenditure per capita 2021-2031
  • Premium Statistic U.S. health expenditure as percent of GDP 2021-2031

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