. 1985 Fall;7(1):1–35.

Table 1. Aggregate and per capita amounts and percent distribution of national health expenditures, by source of funds: Selected calendar years 1929-84.

Item	1984	1983	1982	1980	1975	1970	1967	1965	1960	1950	1940	1929
National health expenditures:
In billions	$387.4	$355.1	$321.2	$247.5	$132.7	$75.0	$51.5	$41.9	$26.9	$12.7	$4.0	$3.6
Percent of gross national product	10.6	10.7	10.5	9.4	8.6	7.6	6.4	6.1	5.3	4.4	4.0	3.5
Sources of funds in billions:
Private expenditures	$227.1	$207.0	$186.1	$142.2	$76.4	$47.2	32.5	30.9	20.3	9.2	3.2	3.2
Public expenditures	160.3	148.1	135.1	105.3	56.3	27.8	19.0	11.0	6.6	3.4	.8	.5
Federal expenditures	111.9	102.7	93.2	71.0	37.0	17.7	11.9	5.5	3.0	1.6	(²)	(²)
State and local expenditures	48.3	45.4	41.9	34.3	19.3	10.1	7.0	5.5	3.6	1.8	(²)	(²)
Expenditures per capita¹	1,580	1,461	1,334	1,049	591	350	248	207	146	82	30	29
Private expenditures	926	852	773	603	340	221	157	152	110	60	24	25
Public expenditures	654	609	561	447	251	130	91	54	36	22	6	4
Federal expenditures	457	423	387	301	165	83	57	27	16	10	(²)	(²)
State and local expenditures	197	187	174	146	87	47	34	27	20	12	(²)	(²)
Percent distribution of funds	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Private funds	58.6	58.3	57.9	57.4	57.5	63.0	63.2	73.8	75.3	72.8	79.7	86.4
Public funds	41.4	41.7	42.1	42.6	42.5	37.0	36.8	26.2	24.7	27.2	20.3	13.6
Federal funds	28.9	28.9	29.0	28.7	27.9	23.6	23.2	13.2	11.2	12.8	(²)	(²)
State and local funds	12.5	12.8	13.0	13.9	14.5	13.5	13.7	13.0	13.5	14.4	(²)	(²)
Addenda:
Gross national product in billions	$3,662.8	$3,304.8	$3,069.2	$2,631.7	$1,549.2	$992.7	799.6	691.0	506.5	286.5	100.0	103.4
July 1 population in millions	245.2	243.1	240.7	235.9	224.5	214.0	207.6	203.0	183.8	154.7	134.6	123.7
Annualized percent change from the previous period shown:
National health expenditures	9.1	10.6	13.9	13.3	12.1	13.4
Private expenditures	9.7	11.2	14.4	13.2	10.1	13.3	10.8	9.3	7.8	12.2	.8	(²)
Public expenditures	8.2	9.6	13.2	13.3	15.2	13.6	2.5	8.8	8.2	11.2	.1	(²)
Federal expenditures	9.0	10.2	14.6	13.9	16.0	14.0	31.3	10.6	6.8	15.5	4.6	(²)
State and local expenditures	6.5	8.4	10.4	12.2	13.8	12.8	46.7	12.9	6.5	(²)	(²)	(²)
Gross national product	10.8	7.7	8.0	11.2	9.3	7.5	13.6	8.5	7.2	(²)	(²)	(²)
Population	.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	7.6	6.4	5.9	11.1	−.3	(²)
							1.1	2.0	1.7	1.4	.8	(²)

Based on July 1 social security area population estimates.

Data are not available.

SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary.