Table 6. National health expenditures aggregate and per capita amounts, percent distribution, and average annual percent growth, by source of funds: Selected years 1965-2000.
| Item | 1965 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1989 | Projected | ||||
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| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1995 | 2000 | ||||||
| Amount in billions | ||||||||||
| National health expenditures | $41.6 | $132.9 | $249.1 | $420.1 | $604.1 | $670.9 | $738.2 | $809.0 | $1,072.7 | $1,615.9 |
| Private | 31.3 | 77.8 | 143.9 | 245.0 | 350.9 | 389.3 | 421.1 | 457.4 | 592.2 | 859.4 |
| Public | 10.3 | 55.1 | 105.2 | 175.1 | 253.3 | 281.6 | 317.1 | 351.6 | 480.5 | 756.5 |
| Federal | 4.8 | 36.4 | 72.0 | 123.6 | 174.4 | 192.2 | 215.7 | 238.8 | 324.8 | 517.6 |
| State and local | 5.5 | 18.7 | 33.2 | 51.5 | 78.8 | 89.4 | 101.4 | 112.8 | 155.7 | 238.8 |
| Number in millions | ||||||||||
| U.S. population1 | 204.0 | 224.7 | 235.3 | 247.2 | 257.0 | 259.6 | 262.1 | 264.6 | 272.0 | 282.9 |
| Amount in billions | ||||||||||
| Gross national product | 705 | 1,598 | 2,732 | 4,015 | 5,201 | 5,463 | 5,650 | 6,045 | 7,284 | 9,865 |
| Per capita amount | ||||||||||
| National health expenditures | 204 | 592 | 1,059 | 1,699 | 2,351 | 2,585 | 2,817 | 3,057 | 3,944 | 5,712 |
| Private | 154 | 346 | 612 | 991 | 1,365 | 1,500 | 1,607 | 1,729 | 2,178 | 3,038 |
| Public | 50 | 245 | 447 | 708 | 985 | 1,085 | 1,210 | 1,329 | 1,767 | 2,674 |
| Federal | 24 | 162 | 306 | 500 | 679 | 741 | 823 | 902 | 1,194 | 1,830 |
| State and local | 27 | 83 | 141 | 208 | 307 | 344 | 387 | 426 | 572 | 844 |
| Percent distribution | ||||||||||
| National health expenditures | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Private | 75.3 | 58.5 | 57.8 | 58.3 | 58.1 | 58.0 | 57.0 | 56.5 | 55.2 | 53.2 |
| Public | 24.7 | 41.5 | 42.2 | 41.7 | 41.9 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 43.5 | 44.8 | 46.8 |
| Federal | 11.6 | 27.4 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 28.9 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 29.5 | 30.3 | 32.0 |
| State and local | 13.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Percent of gross national product | ||||||||||
| National health expenditures | 5.9 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 16.4 |
| Average annual percent growth from previous year shown | ||||||||||
| National health expenditures | — | 12.3 | 13.4 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 8.5 |
| Private | — | 9.5 | 13.1 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 7.7 |
| Public | — | 18.3 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 9.5 |
| Federal | — | 22.4 | 14.6 | 11.4 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 9.8 |
| State and local | — | 13.1 | 12.1 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 8.9 |
| U.S. population1 | — | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Gross national product | — | 8.5 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
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July 1 Social Security area population estimates.
NOTE: Columns may not add to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary: Data from the Office of National Health Statistics.