Table 6. National health expenditures, by source of funds and percent of gross national product (GNP): Selected calendar years, 1950-90.
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| 1950 | $286.5 | $12.7 | $82 | 4.4 | $9.2 | 72.8 | $3.4 | 27.2 | $1.6 | 12.8 | $1.8 | 14.4 |
| 1955 | 400.1 | 17.7 | 105 | 4.4 | 13.2 | 74.3 | 4.6 | 25.7 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 14.4 |
| 1960 | 506.5 | 26.9 | 146 | 5.3 | 20.3 | 75.3 | 6.6 | 24.7 | 3.0 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 13.5 |
| 1965 | 691.0 | 41.9 | 207 | 6.1 | 30.9 | 73.8 | 11.0 | 26.2 | 5.5 | 13.2 | 5.5 | 13.0 |
| 1970 | 992.7 | 75.0 | 350 | 7.6 | 47.2 | 63.0 | 27.8 | 37.1 | 17.7 | 23.6 | 10.1 | 13.5 |
| 1973 | 1,326.4 | 103.4 | 468 | 7.8 | 64.0 | 61.9 | 39.4 | 38.1 | 25.2 | 24.4 | 14.2 | 13.7 |
| 1975 | 1,549.2 | 132.7 | 590 | 8.6 | 76.3 | 57.5 | 56.4 | 42.4 | 37.1 | 27.9 | 19.3 | 14.5 |
| 1979 | 2,417.8 | 215.1 | 920 | 8.9 | 124.2 | 57.7 | 90.8 | 42.3 | 61.0 | 28.4 | 29.8 | 13.9 |
| 1980 | 2,631.7 | 248.0 | 1,049 | 9.4 | 142.2 | 57.3 | 105.9 | 42.7 | 71.1 | 28.7 | 34.8 | 14.0 |
| 1981 | 2,957.8 | 285.8 | 1,197 | 9.7 | 164.2 | 57.4 | 121.6 | 42.5 | 83.5 | 29.2 | 38.1 | 13.3 |
| 1982 | 3,069.2 | 322.3 | 1,337 | 10.5 | 186.5 | 57.9 | 135.9 | 42.1 | 93.3 | 28.9 | 42.6 | 13.2 |
| 1983 | 3,304.8 | 355.4 | 1,461 | 10.8 | 206.6 | 58.1 | 148.8 | 41.9 | 102.7 | 28.9 | 46.1 | 13.0 |
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| 1985 | 3,994.0 | 419.5 | 1,693 | 10.5 | 240.0 | 57.2 | 179.6 | 42.8 | 127.6 | 30.4 | 51.9 | 12.4 |
| 1988 | 5,084.4 | 552.4 | 2,171 | 10.9 | 316.7 | 57.3 | 235.7 | 42.6 | 170.8 | 30.9 | 64.9 | 11.7 |
| 1990 | 5,857.8 | 660.1 | 2,551 | 11.3 | 375.7 | 56.9 | 284.5 | 43.1 | 208.6 | 31.6 | 75.9 | 11.5 |
| Selected periods | Average annual percent change | |||||||||||
| 1950-55 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 5.2 | — | 7.4 | — | 5.8 | — | 4.6 | — | 7.6 | — |
| 1955-60 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 6.8 | — | 9.0 | — | 7.8 | — | 8.5 | — | 6.7 | — |
| 1960-65 | 6.4 | 9.2 | 7.6 | — | 8.8 | — | 10.2 | — | 12.9 | — | 7.6 | — |
| 1965-70 | 7.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | — | 8.8 | — | 20.4 | — | 26.1 | — | 13.1 | — |
| 1970-75 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 11.0 | — | 10.1 | — | 15.2 | — | 16.0 | — | 13.8 | — |
| 1975-80 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 12.2 | — | 13.3 | — | 13.4 | — | 13.9 | — | 12.5 | — |
| 1980-85 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 10.0 | — | 11.0 | — | 11.2 | — | 12.4 | — | 8.4 | — |
| 1985-90 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 8.5 | — | 9.4 | — | 9.6 | — | 10.3 | — | 7.9 | — |
| 1979-83 | 8.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | — | 13.6 | — | 13.1 | — | 13.9 | — | 11.5 | — |
| 1983-85 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 7.7 | — | 7.8 | — | 9.9 | — | 11.5 | — | 6.2 | — |
| 1985-88 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 8.6 | — | 9.7 | — | 9.5 | — | 10.2 | — | 7.7 | — |
| 1988-90 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 8.4 | — | 8.9 | — | 9.9 | — | 10.5 | — | 8.2 | — |
| 1965-83 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 11.5 | — | 11.1 | — | 15.6 | — | 17.6 | — | 12.6 | — |
| 1983-88 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 8.2 | — | 8.9 | — | 9.6 | — | 10.7 | — | 7.1 | — |
| 1973-83 | 9.6 | 13.1 | 12.0 | — | 12.4 | — | 14.2 | — | 15.1 | — | 12.5 | — |
| 1983-90 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 8.4 | — | 8.9 | — | 9.7 | — | 10.7 | — | 7.4 | — |
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Historical estimates are from Gibson, et al. (1984).
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Financial and Actuarial Analysis, Division of National Cost Estimates.