Late-demographic dividend vs United Kingdom: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 11.1% against 6.3% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.8 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 47 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 8.3% | 3.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 9.9% | 4.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 11.6% | 5.5% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Late-demographic dividend or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 11.1% against 6.3% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Late-demographic dividend and United Kingdom?
- 4.8%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and United Kingdom?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and United Kingdom rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.