Important issues regarding health expenditure include:
- Who finances the health system and where are the funds directed?
- How much on average, is spent on health for each Australian?
- At what rate is Australia's health bill growing each year?
- How fast are health prices rising and how does this compare with general inflation?
- How much investment is there in health facilities and equipment?
These questions are answered in the publication Health expenditure Australia.
Our national health expenditure data collection includes data from 1960-61 to 2009-10. Detailed data by state and territory are available from 1996-97.
Publications
Health expenditure Australia 2009-10, released 28 October 2011, is the most recent issue and covers the period 1999-2000 to 2009-10.
For earlier editions, go to Expenditure publications.