Table 10. National Health Expenditures Aggregate Amounts and Average Annual Percent Change, by Type of Expenditure: Selected Years 1960–94.
| Type of Expenditure | 1960 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount in Billions | ||||||||||
| National Health Expenditures | $26.9 | $73.2 | $130.7 | $247.2 | $428.2 | $697.5 | $761.3 | $833.6 | $892.3 | $949.4 |
| Health Services and Supplies | 25.2 | 67.9 | 122.3 | 235.6 | 411.8 | 672.9 | 736.3 | 806.0 | 863.1 | 919.2 |
| Personal Health Care | 23.6 | 63.8 | 114.5 | 217.0 | 376.4 | 614.7 | 676.2 | 739.8 | 786.5 | 831.7 |
| Hospital Care | 9.3 | 28.0 | 52.6 | 102.7 | 168.3 | 256.4 | 282.3 | 305.3 | 324.2 | 338.5 |
| Physician Services | 5.3 | 13.6 | 23.9 | 45.2 | 83.6 | 146.3 | 158.6 | 174.7 | 181.1 | 189.4 |
| Dental Services | 2.0 | 4.7 | 8.0 | 13.3 | 21.7 | 31.6 | 33.3 | 37.0 | 39.2 | 42.2 |
| Other Professional Services | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 16.6 | 34.7 | 38.3 | 42.1 | 46.3 | 49.6 |
| Home Health Care | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 19.6 | 23.0 | 26.2 |
| Drugs and Other Medical Non-Durables | 4.2 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 21.6 | 37.1 | 59.9 | 65.6 | 71.3 | 75.2 | 78.6 |
| Vision Products and Other Medical Durables | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.1 |
| Nursing Home Care | 0.8 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 17.6 | 30.7 | 50.9 | 57.2 | 62.3 | 67.0 | 72.3 |
| Other Personal Health Care | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 17.8 | 21.8 |
| Program Administration and Net Cost of Private Health Insurance | 1.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 11.8 | 23.8 | 38.6 | 38.7 | 42.8 | 51.0 | 58.7 |
| Government Public Health Activities | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 11.6 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 23.4 | 25.7 | 28.8 |
| Research and Construction | 1.7 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 16.4 | 24.5 | 24.9 | 27.6 | 29.2 | 30.2 |
| Research1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 15.9 |
| Construction | 1.0 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 14.3 |
| Average Annual Percent Change From Previous Year Shown | ||||||||||
| National Health Expenditures | — | 10.6 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 6.4 |
| Health Services and Supplies | — | 10.4 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 6.5 |
| Personal Health Care | — | 10.5 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Hospital Care | — | 11.7 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 4.4 |
| Physician Services | — | 9.9 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| Dental Services | — | 9.1 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 |
| Other Professional Services | — | 8.8 | 14.2 | 18.4 | 21.2 | 15.8 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.1 |
| Home Health Care | — | 14.5 | 23.2 | 30.7 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 17.1 | 13.8 |
| Drugs and Other Medical Non-Durables | — | 7.6 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| Vision Products and Other Medical Durables | — | 9.6 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 12.4 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| Nursing Home Care | — | 17.4 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Other Personal Health Care | — | 6.5 | 13.8 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 21.1 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 22.5 |
| Program Administration and Net Cost of Private Health Insurance | — | 8.9 | 12.5 | 19.2 | 15.0 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 19.1 | 15.2 |
| Government Public Health Activities | — | 13.9 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 12.4 |
| Research and Construction | — | 12.2 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 3.5 |
| Research1 | — | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 2.2 | 9.9 |
| Construction | — | 12.9 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 7.6 | -2.4 | 11.4 | 9.7 | -2.8 |
1
Research and development expenditures of drug companies and other manufacturers and providers of medical equipment and supplies are excluded from research expenditures but are included in the expenditure class in which the product falls.
NOTE: Numbers 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.