Health Expenditures

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Data are for the U.S.

  • Per capita national health expenditures: $11,582 (2019)
  • Total national health expenditures: $3.8 trillion (2019)
  • Total national health expenditures as a percent of Gross Domestic Product: 17.7% (2019)

Source:Health, United States, 2020-2021, Table HExpGDP[PDF – 9.8 MB]

  • Percent of national health expenditures for hospital care: 31.4% (2019)
  • Percent of national health expenditures for nursing care facilities and continuing care retirement communities: 4.5% (2019)
  • Percent of national health expenditures for home health care: 3.0% (2019)
  • Percent of national health expenditures for physician and clinical services: 20.3% (2019)
  • Percent of national health expenditures for retail prescription drugs: 9.7% (2019)

Source:Health, United States, 2020-2021, Table HExpType[PDF – 9.8 MB]

Last Reviewed:October 25, 2024
Source:CDC/National Center for Health Statistics