List of countries by total health expenditure by type of financing
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This is a list of countries by % of health expenditure covered by government as published by the World Health Organization in 2012.[1]
Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds. Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
2012 OECD member rankings
Rank | Country | % of health expenditure funded by government[2] |
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1 | Denmark | 86% |
2 | Czech Republic | 85% |
3 | Norway | 85% |
4 | Luxembourg | 84% |
5 | New Zealand | 84% |
6 | United Kingdom | 83% |
7 | Japan | 82% |
8 | Sweden | 82% |
9 | Iceland | 81% |
10 | Estonia | 80% |
11 | Netherlands | 80% |
12 | Italy | 78% |
13 | France | 77% |
14 | Austria | 76% |
15 | Belgium | 76% |
16 | Germany | 76% |
17 | Finland | 75% |
18 | Spain | 74% |
19 | Turkey | 74% |
20 | Slovenia | 73% |
21 | Slovakia | 71% |
22 | Canada | 70% |
23 | Poland | 70% |
24 | Greece | 68% |
25 | Australia | 67% |
26 | Ireland | 64% |
27 | Hungary | 64% |
28 | Portugal | 63% |
29 | Israel | 62% |
30 | Switzerland | 62% |
31 | South Korea | 54% |
32 | Mexico | 52% |
33 | Chile | 49% |
34 | United States | 46% |