| U.S. Spending on Health Care, 1980-2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Item | 1980 | 1988 | 1990 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | ||
| Amount in Billions | ||||||||||||||
| National Health Expenditures | $245.8 | $558.1 | $696.0 | $888.1 | $937.2 | $990.1 | $1,039.4 | $1,092.7 | $1,150.0 | $1,219.7 | $1,310.0 | $1,424.5 | ||
| Private | 140.9 | 331.7 | 413.5 | 497.7 | 509.8 | 532.5 | 557.5 | 589.2 | 628.4 | 669.7 | 718.7 | 777.9 | ||
| Public | 104.8 | 226.4 | 282.5 | 390.4 | 427.3 | 457.7 | 481.9 | 503.6 | 521.6 | 550.0 | 591.3 | 646.7 | ||
| Federal | 71.3 | 154.1 | 192.7 | 274.4 | 298.8 | 323.5 | 344.2 | 360.2 | 368.7 | 386.2 | 415.1 | 454.8 | ||
| State and Local | 33.5 | 72.3 | 89.8 | 116.0 | 128.5 | 134.2 | 137.7 | 143.4 | 152.9 | 163.8 | 176.2 | 191.8 | ||
| U.S. Population | 230 | 249 | 254 | 263 | 265 | 268 | 270 | 273 | 275 | 278 | 280 | 283 | ||
| Gross Domestic Product | $2,796 | $5,108 | $5,803 | $6,642 | $7,054 | $7,401 | $7,813 | $8,318 | $8,782 | $9,274 | $9,825 | $10,082 | ||
| Per Capita Amount | ||||||||||||||
| National Health Expenditures | $1,067 | $2,243 | $2,738 | $3,381 | $3,534 | $3,697 | $3,847 | $4,007 | $4,178 | $4,392 | $4,672 | $5,035 | ||
| Private | 612 | 1,333 | 1,627 | 1,895 | 1,922 | 1,988 | 2,063 | 2,160 | 2,283 | 2,411 | 2,563 | 2,749 | ||
| Public | 455 | 910 | 1,111 | 1,486 | 1,611 | 1,709 | 1,784 | 1,846 | 1,895 | 1,980 | 2,109 | 2,286 | ||
| Federal | 310 | 619 | 758 | 1,045 | 1,127 | 1,208 | 1,274 | 1,321 | 1,340 | 1,391 | 1,481 | 1,608 | ||
| State and Local | 146 | 290 | 353 | 442 | 484 | 501 | 510 | 526 | 555 | 590 | 628 | 678 | ||
Table: U.S. Spending on Health Care, 1980-2001
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