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Keywords: expenditure, overweight, obesity, health, suicides, hospital beds, infant mortality, tobacco consumption, cancer, life expectancy, physicians

2011 Pharmaceutical expenditure 2011

As a percentage of total expenditure on health

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Pharmaceutical expenditure
As a percentage of total expenditure on health
Percentage
‌‌
‌2003‌
‌2004‌
‌2005‌
‌2006‌
‌2007‌
‌2008‌
‌2009‌
‌2010‌
Australia
15.0
 
14.8
 
14.3
 
14.3
 
14.3
 
14.6
 
..
 
..
 
Austria
13.3
 
13.0
 
13.0
 
13.1
 
13.3
 
13.4
 
12.5
 
..
 
Belgium
18.4
 
18.6
 
18.7
 
16.9
 
16.8
 
16.7
 
16.2
 
..
 
Canada
17.0
 
17.3
 
17.2
 
17.4
 
17.2
 
17.0
 
17.0
 
..
 
Chile
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Czech Republic
24.2
 
24.8
 
24.8
 
22.8
 
21.5
 
20.4
 
19.4
 
..
 
Denmark
8.9
 
8.5
 
8.2
 
8.3
 
8.5
 
8.0
 
7.3
 
..
 
Estonia
24.0
 
25.4
 
23.9
 
23.5
 
21.4
 
20.7
 
23.4
 
..
 
Finland
15.8
 
16.0
 
16.0
 
14.7
 
14.8
 
14.8
 
14.3
 
..
 
France
16.7
 
16.8
 
16.7
 
16.3
 
16.4
 
16.3
 
16.1
 
..
 
Germany
14.4
 
13.8
 
15.0
 
14.7
 
15.0
 
15.0
 
14.9
 
..
 
Greece
20.4
 
22.0
 
21.5
 
22.7
 
24.8
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Hungary
27.5
 
28.8
 
31.1
 
31.7
 
31.1
 
31.5
 
32.6
 
..
 
Iceland
15.2
 
15.4
 
14.4
 
14.2
 
13.5
 
14.6
 
15.7
 
..
 
Ireland
14.9
 
15.6
 
16.3
 
17.2
 
17.4
 
17.3
 
17.5
 
..
 
Israel 1
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Italy
21.8
 
21.2
 
20.2
 
19.8
 
19.3
 
18.3
 
18.2
 
17.7
 
Japan
19.3
 
19.1
 
19.7
 
19.5
 
19.9
 
19.4
 
..
 
..
 
Korea
25.1
 
25.5
 
24.9
 
24.5
 
23.4
 
23.2
 
22.5
 
..
 
Luxembourg
10.1
 
9.5
 
9.2
 
8.8
 
9.1
 
9.1
 
..
 
..
 
Mexico
25.2
 
26.1
 
25.4
 
26.3
 
28.2
 
28.3
 
27.1
 
..
 
Netherlands
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
9.6
 
..
 
New Zealand
..
 
10.4
 
10.3
 
10.9
 
10.1
 
9.4
 
9.2
 
..
 
Norway
9.2
 
9.4
 
9.1
 
8.7
 
8.0
 
7.5
 
7.3
 
..
 
Poland
30.3
 
29.6
 
28.0
 
27.2
 
24.5
 
22.6
 
22.4
 
..
 
Portugal
20.8
 
21.1
 
20.7
 
21.2
 
21.0
 
20.6
 
..
 
..
 
Slovak Republic
38.5
 
31.4
 
31.9
 
29.7
 
27.9
 
27.6
 
26.6
 
..
 
Slovenia
20.5
 
20.7
 
20.7
 
20.4
 
19.8
 
18.5
 
18.8
 
..
 
Spain
21.3
 
20.9
 
20.4
 
19.6
 
19.0
 
18.7
 
18.9
 
..
 
Sweden
13.6
 
13.5
 
13.4
 
13.4
 
13.1
 
12.9
 
12.5
 
..
 
Switzerland
10.6
 
10.5
 
10.6
 
10.4
 
10.3
 
10.1
 
10.1
 
..
 
Turkey
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
United Kingdom
13.5
 
13.3
 
12.8
 
12.3
 
12.2
 
11.6
 
..
 
..
 
United States
12.1
 
12.2
 
12.1
 
12.2
 
12.1
 
11.9
 
12.0
 
..
 
..
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The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.
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Source: OECD Health Data: Health expenditure and financing: OECD Health Statistics (database).
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