Health expenditures

Oct. 27, 2023
Fast Stats November 2023

Data are for the U.S.:

• Per capita national health expenditures: $11,582 (2019)
• Total national health expenditures: $3.8 trillion (2019)
• Total national health expenditures as a percent of Gross Domestic Product
• Percent of national health expenditures for hospital care: 31.4% (2019)
• Percent of national health expenditures for nursing care facilities and continuing care retirement communities: 4.5% (2019)
• Percent of national health expenditures for physician and clinical services: 20.3% (2019)
• Percent of national health expenditures for retail prescription drugs: 9.7% (2019)

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/health-expenditures.htm