National Health Expenditure Summary (Totals, Per Capita, Share of GDP)
How much does America spend on healthcare, and has that grown faster than the rest of the economy? This data answers those questions with one row per year going back to 1960. You get the total bill (5.3 trillion in 2024), what that costs per person (15,474 dollars), and what slice of GDP healthcare takes up (18 percent). The numbers show healthcare spending has roughly tripled as a share of the economy since 1960. Useful if you're tracking healthcare inflation, comparing spending across decades, or understanding whether medical costs are outpacing wage growth.
- Source rows:
- 1,877
- Coverage:
- 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z – 2024-12-31T00:00:00Z
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National health expenditure per person by year
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Questions this data answers
- How much did the U.S. spend on healthcare in a specific year, and how does that compare to prior years?
- What share of GDP goes to healthcare, and has that changed over time?
- How much does healthcare cost per person, and has that grown faster than inflation or wages?
- How fast is health spending growing year-over-year compared to GDP growth?
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