Regular reporting of national health expenditure is vital to understanding the health system and its relationship to the economy as a whole.
- Total health spending was $220.9 billion, equating to $8,617 per person.
- Health spending increased by 7.1% in real terms, which was higher than the average growth rate of the decade (3.4% per year).
- Government health spending increased by 7.3% while non-government spending rebounded from low growth in the previous year to increase by 6.4% in 2020–21.
- Cat. no: HWE 89
Findings from this report:
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Total health expenditure was $220.9 billion, equating to $8,617 per person or 10.7% of total economic activity
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The proportion of health spending funded by Individuals continued to decline in 2020–21
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The ratio of government health spending to government expenses declined by 0.3 percentage points compared to 2019–20
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Primary health care (including public health) spending increased faster than hospital spending during the pandemic