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You are here: Home Reports & data Health & welfare expenditure Health expenditure Australia 2017–18
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Health expenditure Australia 2017–18

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Release Date: 25 Sep 2019
Topic: Health & welfare expenditure

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019. Health expenditure Australia 2017–18. Cat. no. HWE 077. Canberra: AIHW. doi:10.25816/5ec5ba12ed174

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Regular reporting of national health expenditure is vital to understanding the health system and its relationship to the economy as whole. In 2017–18:

  • Total health spending was $185.4 billion, equating to $7,485 per person
  • Health spending increased by 1.2%, which was lower than the decade average of 3.9%.
  • The majority of health spending went on hospitals (40%) and primary health care (34%).
  • Health spending accounted for 10% of overall economic activity.
  • ISSN: 2205-6610 (Online)
  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-616-8 (Online)
  • DOI: Link to DOI: 10.25816/5ec5ba12ed174
  • Cat. no: HWE 77
  • Pages: 66
Findings from this report:
  • Two-thirds of total health expenditure was funded by the Australian Government and state and territory governments

  • Of all non-government entities, individuals were the biggest spenders at $30.6 billion

  • Total health expenditure in 2017–18 was $185.4 billion, a real increase of 1.2% over the year

  • Spending on hospitals was $74.0 billion, an increase of $3.2 billion since 2016–17

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  • Health expenditure Australia 2018-19 06 Nov 2020

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Health expenditure Australia 2017–18

25 Sep 2019

Previous releases

  • Health expenditure Australia 2016–17 28 Sep 2018
  • Health expenditure Australia 2015–16 06 Oct 2017
  • Health expenditure Australia 2014–15 06 Oct 2016
  • Health expenditure Australia 2013–14 24 Sep 2015
  • Health expenditure Australia 2012–13 23 Sep 2014
  • Health expenditure Australia 2011–12 25 Sep 2013
  • Health expenditure Australia 2010-11 26 Sep 2012
  • Health expenditure Australia 2009-10 28 Oct 2011
  • Health expenditure Australia 2008-09 14 Dec 2010
  • Health expenditure Australia 2007-08 30 Sep 2009
  • Health expenditure Australia 2006-07 26 Sep 2008
  • Health expenditure Australia 2005-06 05 Oct 2007
  • Health expenditure Australia 2004–05 29 Sep 2006
  • Health expenditure Australia 2003-04 30 Sep 2005
  • Health expenditure Australia 2002-03 29 Sep 2004
  • Health expenditure Australia 2001-02 23 Sep 2003
  • Health expenditure Australia 2000–01 05 Sep 2002
  • Health expenditure bulletin no. 17 - 1999-00 14 Sep 2001
  • Health expenditure bulletin no. 16 - 1998-99 16 Jun 2000
  • Health expenditure bulletin no. 15 - 1997-98 02 Jul 1999
  • Health expenditure bulletin no. 14 - 1996-97 19 Nov 1998
  • Health expenditure bulletin no. 13 - 1995-96 13 Jul 1997
  • Health expenditure bulletin no. 12 - 1982-83 to 1994-95 15 Dec 1996
  • Health expenditure bulletin no. 11 - 1982–83 to 1993–94 15 Oct 1995
  • Health expenditure bulletins 1 to 10 - 1986–1993 01 Jan 1982

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