Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit was 200,642 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in United Kingdom, 1990–2018
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in United Kingdom is 200,642, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in United Kingdom peaked at 234,244 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41,415, in 1990.
United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 46 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41,415 | — |
| 1991 | 51,650 | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 54,517 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 55,379 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 58,261 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 56,212 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 60,256 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 74,094 | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 82,999 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 88,865 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 104,138 | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 117,344 | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 121,602 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 124,544 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 137,159 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 145,957 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 156,296 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 160,303 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 143,670 | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 137,977 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 151,865 | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 165,270 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 181,538 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 182,843 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 196,967 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 234,244 | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 203,319 | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 200,950 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 200,642 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,365 | 41,415 | 88,865 | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,899 | 104,138 | 160,303 | 10 |
| 2010s | 190,849 | 151,865 | 234,244 | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More health data for United Kingdom
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 167,589 (2017)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.9 (2018)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 81.3 (2018)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 2,817 (2018)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 196,784 (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 167,589 (2017)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 3,191 (2018)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.21 (2018)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 11.28 million (2016)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 6.18 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in United Kingdom?
- Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit in United Kingdom was 200,642 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 234,244 in 2015.
- What is the lowest expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,415 in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 46 countries with data for 2018.
- Is expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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