Table 2 U.S. GDP and major categories of healthcare expenditure (US$, millions, nominal)
From: Healthcare reform in the United States and China: pharmaceutical market implications
U.S. GDP | Total health spending | Prescription drugs | Hospital care | MD & outpatient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | 2,788,000 | 255,700 | 12,000 | 100,500 | 47,700 |
1990 | 5,801,000 | 724,000 | 40,300 | 250,400 | 158,900 |
2000 | 9,951,500 | 1,378,000 | 120,900 | 415,500 | 290,000 |
2010 | 14,498,900 | 2,593,600 | 270,900 | 815,900 | 519,100 |
Projected 2015 | 17,722,000 | 3,544,400 | 442,050 | 1,134,200 | 673,000 |
Projected 2020 | 22,145,000 | 5,204,100 | 702,550 | 1,665,300 | 936,700 |