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 1.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 1.30 million. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 55.3% 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 1.30 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 715,238, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 715,238 | — |
| 2009 | 761,779 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 779,303 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 789,722 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 800,479 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 814,878 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 835,277 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 854,652 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 875,522 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 903,063 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 934,697 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 978,478 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.16 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.21 million | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.30 million | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 738,508 | 715,238 | 761,779 | 2 |
| 2010s | 856,607 | 779,303 | 978,478 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million | 1.03 million | 1.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More health data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Life expectancy by age and sex 82.2 (2024)
- Health care expenditure by financing scheme 1.60 million (2024)
- Health care expenditure by function 1.60 million (2024)
- Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care 1.60 million (2024)
- Health care expenditure by provider 1.60 million (2024)
- Expenditure for selected health care providers by health care 1.60 million (2024)
- Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care 1.60 million (2024)
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 1.30 million in 2024, 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 1.30 million in 2024.
- 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 715,238 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 3rd out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
- 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 55.3%. 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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