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. 1994 Fall;16(1):247–294.

Table 11. National Health Expenditures Aggregate and Per Capita Amounts, Percent Distribution, and Average Annual Percent Growth, by Source of Funds: Selected Years 1960-93.

Item 1960 1970 1980 1985 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Amount in Billions
National Health Expenditures $27.1 $74.3 $251.1 $434.5 $506.2 $623.9 $696.6 $755.6 $820.3 $884.2
 Private 20.5 46.6 145.8 259.4 298.6 370.7 410.0 432.9 462.9 496.4
 Public 6.7 27.7 105.3 175.1 207.6 253.2 286.5 322.6 357.5 387.8
  Federal 2.9 17.8 72.0 123.3 142.7 175.0 195.8 224.7 254.3 280.6
  State and Local 3.7 9.9 33.3 51.8 64.8 78.2 90.7 98.0 103.2 107.3
Number in Millions
U.S. Population1 190.1 214.8 235.1 246.8 251.5 256.4 259.4 262.2 265.1 268.0
Amount in Billions
Gross Domestic Product $513 $1,011 $2,708 $4,039 $4,540 $5,251 $5,546 $5,725 $6,020 $6,343
Per Capita Amount
National Health Expenditures $143 $346 $1,068 $1,761 $2,013 $2,433 $2,686 $2,882 $3,094 $3,299
 Private 108 217 620 1,051 1,187 1,446 1,581 1,651 1,746 1,852
 Public 35 129 448 709 825 987 1,105 1,230 1,348 1,447
  Federal 15 83 306 500 568 682 755 857 959 1,047
  State and Local 20 46 142 210 258 305 350 374 389 400
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 75.5 62.7 58.1 59.7 59.0 59.4 58.9 57.3 56.4 56.1
 Public 24.5 37.3 41.9 40.3 41.0 40.6 41.1 42.7 43.6 43.9
  Federal 10.7 24.0 28.7 28.4 28.2 28.0 28.1 29.7 31.0 31.7
  State and Local 13.8 13.4 13.3 11.9 12.8 12.5 13.0 13.0 12.6 12.1
Percent of Gross Domestic Product
National Health Expenditures 5.3 7.4 9.3 10.8 11.1 11.9 12.6 13.2 13.6 13.9
Average Annual Percent Growth From Previous Year Shown
National Health Expenditures 10.6 12.9 11.6 7.9 11.0 11.6 8.5 8.6 7.8
 Private 8.6 12.1 12.2 7.3 11.4 10.6 5.6 6.9 7.2
 Public 15.3 14.3 10.7 8.9 10.4 13.2 12.6 10.8 8.5
  Federal 19.8 15.0 11.4 7.6 10.7 11.9 14.8 13.2 10.3
  State and Local 10.2 12.9 9.2 11.9 9.8 16.0 8.0 5.3 3.9
U.S. Population 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
Gross Domestic Product 7.0 10.4 8.3 6.0 7.5 5.6 3.2 5.2 5.4
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July 1 Social Security area population estimates for each year, 1960-90. 1991-93 estimated by the Health Care Financing Administration.

NOTE: Numbers and percents 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.