Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit was 1.20 million Million euro in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.20 million Million euro
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
5th
of 9 regions
All-time high
1.20 million Million euro
in 2023
All-time low
714,169 Million euro
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023
Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2008–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Million euro.
Analysis
In 2023, expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 1.20 million Million euro. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 1.20 million Million euro in 2023 and was at its lowest, 714,169 Million euro, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Million euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 714,169 Million euro | — |
| 2009 | 760,686 Million euro | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 777,948 Million euro | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 788,360 Million euro | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 799,046 Million euro | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 813,362 Million euro | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 833,661 Million euro | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 853,011 Million euro | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 873,766 Million euro | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 901,197 Million euro | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 932,694 Million euro | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 976,217 Million euro | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million Million euro | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million Million euro | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.16 million Million euro | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million Million euro | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 737,428 Million euro | 714,169 Million euro | 760,686 Million euro | 2 |
| 2010s | 854,926 Million euro | 777,948 Million euro | 976,217 Million euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million Million euro | 1.03 million Million euro | 1.20 million Million euro | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 2 France 267,651 Million euro compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 200,642 Million euro compare
- 3 United Kingdom 200,642 Million euro compare
- 5 Italy 138,513 Million euro compare
- 6 Spain 115,311 Million euro compare
- 7 Netherlands 108,481 Million euro compare
- 8 Netherlands 97,771 Million euro compare
More health data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Life expectancy by age and sex 82.2 Year (2024)
- Health care expenditure by financing scheme 1.51 million Million euro (2023)
- Health care expenditure by function 1.51 million Million euro (2023)
- Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care 1.51 million Million euro (2023)
- Health care expenditure by provider 1.51 million Million euro (2023)
- Expenditure for selected health care providers by health care 1.51 million Million euro (2023)
- Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care 1.51 million Million euro (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 1.20 million Million euro in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million Million euro in 2023.
- What is the lowest expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 714,169 Million euro in 2008.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 5th out of 9 regions with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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