Table 1: Total health services expenditure, current and constant (average 1989-90) prices, and annual growth rates, 1984-85 to 1996-97
Table 2: Health services expenditure per person, current and constant (average 1989-90) prices, and annual growth rates, 1984-85 to 1996-97
Table 3: Total health services expenditure and GDP (current prices), 1984-85 to 1996-97
Table 4: Government and non-government sectors expenditure (current prices) as a proportion of total health services expenditure, 1984-85 to 1996-97
Table 5: Total health services expenditure, constant (average 1989-90) prices, and annual growth rates, by source of funds, 1984-85 to 1996-97
Table 6: Total health services expenditure (current prices), by area of expenditure and source of funds, 1994-95
Table 7: Total health services expenditure (current prices), by area of expenditure and source of funds, 1995-96
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| Table 1: Total health services expenditure, current and constant (average 1989-90) prices(a), and annual growth rates, 1984-85 to 1996-97 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Amount ($m)
|
|
Growth rate over previous year (%)
|
| |
|
Current
|
Constant
|
|
Current
|
Constant
|
| 1984-85 |
|
16,546
|
22,862
|
|
..
|
..
|
| 1985-86 |
|
18,586
|
24,180
|
|
12.3
|
5.8
|
| 1986-87 |
|
21,115
|
25,341
|
|
13.6
|
4.8
|
| 1987-88 |
|
23,333
|
26,287
|
|
10.5
|
3.7
|
| 1988-89 |
|
26,127
|
27,719
|
|
12.0
|
5.4
|
| 1989-90 |
|
28,800
|
28,800
|
|
10.2
|
3.9
|
| 1990-91 |
|
31,270
|
29,422
|
|
8.6
|
2.2
|
| 1991-92 |
|
33,084
|
30,203
|
|
5.8
|
2.7
|
| 1992-93 |
|
34,892
|
31,393
|
|
5.5
|
3.9
|
| 1993-94 |
|
36,587
|
32,589
|
|
4.9
|
3.8
|
| 1994-95 |
|
38,701
|
33,957
|
|
5.8
|
4.2
|
| 1995-96 |
|
41,308
|
35,716
|
|
6.7
|
5.2
|
| 1996-97(b) |
|
43,204
|
36,768
|
|
4.6
|
2.9
|
| Average annual growth rates |
| 1984-85 to 1987-88 |
|
|
|
|
12.1
|
4.8
|
| 1987-88 to 1992-93 |
|
|
|
|
8.4
|
3.6
|
| 1992-93 to 1996-97 |
|
|
|
|
5.5
|
4.0
|
-
-
Health services expenditure for 1984-85 to 1996-97 is deflated to constant (average 1989-90) prices using specific health deflators.
-
Based on preliminary AIHW and ABS estimates.
Source: AIHW Health Expenditure Database.
Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 | Table 4 | Table 5 | Table 6 | Table 7 | Notes
| Table 2: Health services expenditure per person, current and constant (average 1989-90) prices(a), and annual growth rates, 1984-85 to 1996-97 |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
Amount ($)
|
|
Growth rate over previous year (%)
|
| |
|
Current
|
Constant
|
|
Current
|
Constant
|
| 1984-85 |
|
1,055
|
1,458
|
|
..
|
..
|
| 1985-86 |
|
1,169
|
1,521
|
|
10.8
|
4.3
|
| 1986-87 |
|
1,309
|
1,571
|
|
12.0
|
3.3
|
| 1987-88 |
|
1,423
|
1,603
|
|
8.7
|
2.1
|
| 1988-89 |
|
1,566
|
1,661
|
|
10.1
|
3.6
|
| 1989-90 |
|
1,700
|
1,700
|
|
8.6
|
2.3
|
| 1990-91 |
|
1,820
|
1,713
|
|
7.1
|
0.7
|
| 1991-92 |
|
1,902
|
1,736
|
|
4.5
|
1.4
|
| 1992-93 |
|
1,984
|
1,785
|
|
4.3
|
2.8
|
| 1993-94 |
|
2,060
|
1,835
|
|
3.8
|
2.8
|
| 1994-95 |
|
2,155
|
1,891
|
|
4.6
|
3.1
|
| 1995-96 |
|
2,271
|
1,963
|
|
5.4
|
3.8
|
| 1996-97(b) |
|
2,345
|
1,996
|
|
3.3
|
1.7
|
| Average annual growth rates |
| 1984-85 to 1987-88 |
|
|
|
|
10.5
|
3.2
|
| 1987-88 to 1992-93 |
|
|
|
|
6.9
|
2.2
|
| 1992-93 to 1996-97 |
|
|
|
|
4.3
|
2.8
|
-
-
Health services expenditure for 1984-85 to 1996-97 is deflated to constant (average 1989-90) prices using specific health deflators.
-
Based on preliminary AIHW and ABS estimates.
Source: AIHW Health Expenditure Database.
Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 | Table 4 | Table 5 | Table 6 | Table 7 | Notes
| Table 3: Total health services expenditure and GDP (current prices), 1984-85 to 1996-97 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Total health
|
GDP
|
|
Total health expenditure
|
| |
|
$ million
|
|
as % of GDP
|
| 1984-85 |
|
16,546
|
217,129
|
|
7.6
|
| 1985-86 |
|
18,586
|
240,475
|
|
7.7
|
| 1986-87 |
|
21,115
|
264,007
|
|
8.0
|
| 1987-88 |
|
23,333
|
299,342
|
|
7.8
|
| 1988-89 |
|
26,127
|
339,185
|
|
7.7
|
| 1989-90 |
|
28,800
|
370,043
|
|
7.8
|
| 1990-91 |
|
31,270
|
379,280
|
|
8.2
|
| 1991-92 |
|
33,084
|
387,526
|
|
8.5
|
| 1992-93 |
|
34,892
|
405,372
|
|
8.6
|
| 1993-94 |
|
36,587
|
429,679
|
|
8.5
|
| 1994-95 |
|
38,701
|
457,296
|
|
8.5
|
| 1995-96 |
|
41,308
|
487,679
|
|
8.5
|
| 1996-97(a) |
|
43,204
|
510,329
|
|
8.5
|
-
-
Total health services expenditure based on preliminary AIHW and ABS estimates.
Sources: Health services expenditure: AIHW Health Expenditure Database. GDP: ABSAustralian National AccountsNational Income, Expenditure and Product, selected quarters (Cat. No. 5206.0).
Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 | Table 4 | Table 5 | Table 6 | Table 7 | Notes
| Table 4: Government and non-government sectors expenditure (current prices) as a proportion of total health services expenditure, 1984-85 to 1996-97, % |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Government sector
|
|
Non-government sector(a)
|
Total all sectors
|
| |
|
Commonwealth(a)
|
State & local
|
Total
|
|
| 1984-85 |
|
46.1
|
25.8
|
71.9
|
|
28.1
|
100.0
|
| 1985-86 |
|
46.0
|
25.9
|
71.9
|
|
28.1
|
100.0
|
| 1986-87 |
|
44.3
|
26.4
|
70.8
|
|
29.2
|
100.0
|
| 1987-88 |
|
44.0
|
26.0
|
70.1
|
|
29.9
|
100.0
|
| 1988-89 |
|
42.6
|
26.0
|
68.6
|
|
31.4
|
100.0
|
| 1989-90 |
|
42.2
|
26.1
|
68.3
|
|
31.7
|
100.0
|
| 1990-91 |
|
42.2
|
25.5
|
67.7
|
|
32.3
|
100.0
|
| 1991-92 |
|
42.8
|
24.6
|
67.4
|
|
32.6
|
100.0
|
| 1992-93 |
|
43.8
|
23.7
|
67.5
|
|
32.5
|
100.0
|
| 1993-94 |
|
45.3
|
21.9
|
67.2
|
|
32.8
|
100.0
|
| 1994-95 |
|
45.0
|
22.2
|
67.2
|
|
32.8
|
100.0
|
| 1995-96 |
|
45.6
|
22.5
|
68.1
|
|
31.9
|
100.0
|
| 1996-97(b) |
|
45.5
|
23.2
|
68.7
|
|
31.3
|
100.0
|
-
-
Commonwealth Government and non-government sector expenditure adjusted for tax expenditures.
-
Based on preliminary AIHW and ABS estimates.
Source: AIHW Health Expenditure Database.
Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 | Table 4 | Table 5 | Table 6 | Table 7 | Notes
| Table 5: Total health services expenditure, constant (average 1989-90) prices(a), and annual growth rates, by source of funds, 1984-85 to 1996-97 |
| |
| |
Government sector |
Non-government Sector(b)
|
All sectors total |
| |
Commonwealth(b) |
State & local |
Total |
| |
Amount ($m) |
Rate of growth (%) |
Amount ($m) |
Rate of growth (%) |
Amount ($m) |
Rate of growth (%) |
Amount ($m) |
Rate of growth
(%) |
Amount ($m) |
Rate of growth (%) |
| 1984-85 |
10,491
|
..
|
5,797
|
..
|
16,288
|
..
|
6,574
|
..
|
22,862
|
.. |
| 1985-86 |
11,067
|
5.5
|
6,147
|
6.0
|
17,214
|
5.7
|
6,966
|
6.0
|
24,180
|
5.8 |
| 1986-87 |
11,294
|
2.1
|
6,557
|
6.7
|
17,851
|
3.7
|
7,490
|
7.5
|
25,341
|
4.8 |
| 1987-88 |
11,582
|
2.6
|
6,788
|
3.5
|
18,371
|
2.9
|
7,917
|
5.7
|
26,287
|
3.7 |
| 1988-89 |
11,848
|
2.3
|
7,160
|
5.5
|
19,008
|
3.5
|
8,710
|
10.0
|
27,719
|
5.4 |
| 1989-90 |
12,165
|
2.7
|
7,513
|
4.9
|
19,678
|
3.5
|
9,122
|
4.7
|
28,800
|
3.9 |
| 1990-91 |
12,381
|
1.8
|
7,560
|
0.6
|
19,941
|
1.3
|
9,481
|
3.9
|
29,422
|
2.2 |
| 1991-92 |
12,916
|
4.3
|
7,540
|
-0.3
|
20,456
|
2.6
|
9,747
|
2.8
|
30,203
|
2.7 |
| 1992-93 |
13,741
|
6.4
|
7,563
|
0.3
|
21,304
|
4.1
|
10,089
|
3.5
|
31,393
|
3.9 |
| 1993-94 |
14,768
|
7.5
|
7,258
|
-4.0
|
22,027
|
3.4
|
10,562
|
4.7
|
32,589
|
3.8 |
| 1994-95 |
15,272
|
3.4
|
7,704
|
6.1
|
22,976
|
4.3
|
10,980
|
4.0
|
33,957
|
4.2 |
| 1995-96 |
16,266
|
6.5
|
8,218
|
6.7
|
24,484
|
6.6
|
11,232
|
2.3
|
35,716
|
5.2 |
| 1996-97(c) |
16,714
|
2.8
|
8,700
|
5.9
|
25,414
|
3.8
|
11,354
|
1.1
|
36,768
|
2.9 |
| Average annual growth rates |
| 1984-85 to 1987-88 |
3.4
|
|
5.4 |
|
4.1 |
|
6.4 |
|
4.8 |
| 1987-88 to 1992-93 |
3.5
|
|
2.2 |
|
3.0 |
|
5.0 |
|
3.6 |
| 1992-93 to 1996-97 |
5.0
|
|
3.6 |
|
4.5 |
|
3.0 |
|
4.0 |
-
-
Health services expenditure for 1984-85 to 1996-97 is deflated to constant (average 1989-90) prices using specific health deflators.
-
Commonwealth Government and non-government sector expenditure adjusted for tax expenditures.
-
Based on preliminary AIHW and ABS estimates.
Source: AIHW Health Expenditure Database.
Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 | Table 4 | Table 5 | Table 6 | Table 7 | Notes
| Table 6: Total health services expenditure (current prices), by area of expenditure and source of funds, 1994-95(a) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Government sector
|
|
Non-government sector
|
Total expenditure
|
| |
|
Common-wealth(b)
|
State and local
|
Total
|
|
Health insurance funds
|
Individuals
|
Other(c)
|
Total
|
| Area of expenditure |
$ million
|
| Total hospitals |
5,372
|
4,782
|
10,154
|
|
2,440
|
441
|
734
|
3,616
|
13,770
|
| |
Recognised public hospitals |
4,893
|
4,330
|
9,223
|
|
433
|
-
|
543
|
976
|
10,199
|
| |
Private hospitals |
240
|
-
|
240
|
|
2,004
|
429
|
185
|
2,617
|
2,857
|
| |
Repatriation hospitals |
233
|
-
|
233
|
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
236
|
| |
Public psychiatric hospitals |
6
|
452
|
459
|
|
-
|
13
|
7
|
20
|
478
|
| Nursing homes |
1,860
|
243
|
2,102
|
|
-
|
640
|
-
|
640
|
2,743
|
| Ambulance |
43
|
214
|
257
|
|
87
|
74
|
33
|
194
|
451
|
| Other institutional (nec) |
128
|
-
|
128
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
128
|
| Total institutional |
7,403
|
5,239
|
12,641
|
|
2,527
|
1,155
|
768
|
4,450
|
17,091
|
| Medical services |
6,086
|
-
|
6,086
|
|
216
|
712
|
369
|
1,297
|
7,383
|
| Other professional services |
171
|
-
|
171
|
|
205
|
752
|
185
|
1,142
|
1,313
|
| Total pharmaceuticals |
2,086
|
1
|
2,087
|
|
42
|
2,091
|
26
|
2,159
|
4,246
|
| |
Benefit paid pharmaceuticals |
2,086
|
-
|
2,086
|
|
-
|
461
|
-
|
461
|
2,547
|
| |
All other pharmaceuticals |
-
|
1
|
1
|
|
42
|
1,630
|
26
|
1,698
|
1,699
|
| Aids and appliances |
147
|
-
|
147
|
|
169
|
438
|
25
|
632
|
778
|
| Other non-institutional services |
1,083
|
1,697(d)
|
2,780
|
|
1,043
|
1,113
|
11
|
2,167
|
4,947
|
| |
Community and public health |
493
|
n.a
|
n.a
|
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
4
|
n.a
|
| |
Dental services |
105
|
n.a
|
n.a
|
|
546
|
1,113
|
8
|
1,668
|
n.a
|
| |
Administration |
486
|
n.a
|
n.a
|
|
495
|
-
|
-
|
495
|
n.a
|
| Research(e) |
340
|
176
|
516
|
|
-
|
111
|
-
|
111
|
627
|
| Total non-institutional |
9,913
|
1,874
|
11,787
|
|
1,674
|
5,217
|
617
|
7,508
|
19,295
|
| Total recurrent expenditure |
17,316
|
7,113
|
24,428
|
|
4,201
|
6,372
|
1,385
|
11,958
|
36,386
|
| Capital expenditure |
-17
|
990
|
973
|
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
813
|
813
|
1786
|
| Capital consumption |
23
|
506
|
529
|
|
(f)
|
(f)
|
(f)
|
(f)
|
529
|
| Total health expenditure |
17,322
|
8,608
|
25,930
|
|
4,201
|
6,372
|
2,198
|
12,771
|
38,701
|
-
-
This table shows the amounts provided by the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments and local government authorities and by the non-government sector to fund expenditure on health services. It does not show gross outlays on health services by each of the levels of government or the non-government sector.
-
Commonwealth expenditure includes funding of health services for veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs as well as general health funding by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services.
-
Other includes expenditure on health services by Workers Compensation and Compulsory Motor Vehicle Third Party Insurance providers.
-
State and local government expenditure on other non-institutional services cannot be reliably divided into community and public health, dental services and administration categories.
-
Health services research expenditure is allocated to the level of government or the sector that actually undertakes the research activity, not according to the source of funds.
-
Private capital consumption (depreciation) is included as part of recurrent expenditure.
Source: AIHW Health Expenditure Database.
Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 | Table 4 | Table 5 | Table 6 | Table 7 | Notes
| Table 7: Total health services expenditure (current prices), by area of expenditure and source of funds, 1995-96(a) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Government sector
|
|
Non-government sector
|
Total expenditure
|
| |
|
Common-wealth (b)
|
State and local
|
Total
|
|
Health insurance funds
|
Individuals
|
Other(c)
|
Total
|
| Area of expenditure |
$ million
|
| Total hospitals |
5,498
|
5,425
|
10,923
|
|
2,611
|
306
|
1,012
|
3,928
|
14,852
|
| |
Recognised public hospitals |
5,181
|
5,043
|
10,224
|
|
380
|
-
|
645
|
1,025
|
11,249
|
| |
Private hospitals |
295
|
-
|
295
|
|
2,231
|
293
|
364
|
2,888
|
3,183
|
| |
Repatriation hospitals |
16
|
-
|
16
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
| |
Public psychiatric hospitals |
7
|
382
|
389
|
|
-
|
13
|
3
|
15
|
404
|
| Nursing homes |
2,055
|
223
|
2,277
|
|
-
|
677
|
-
|
677
|
2,954
|
| Ambulance |
41
|
232
|
274
|
|
91
|
71
|
33
|
194
|
468
|
| Other institutional (nec) |
140
|
-
|
140
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
140
|
| Total institutional |
7,735
|
5,880
|
13,615
|
|
2,702
|
1,053
|
1,044
|
4,799
|
18,414
|
| Medical services |
6,497
|
-
|
6,497
|
|
223
|
757
|
395
|
1,375
|
7,872
|
| Other professional services |
195
|
-
|
195
|
|
215
|
758
|
182
|
1,155
|
1,350
|
| Total pharmaceuticals |
2,504
|
11
|
2,515
|
|
44
|
2,063
|
35
|
2,142
|
4,657
|
| |
Benefit paid pharmaceuticals |
2,504
|
-
|
2,504
|
|
-
|
493
|
|
493
|
2,997
|
| |
All other pharmaceuticals |
-
|
11
|
11
|
|
44
|
1,569
|
35
|
1,649
|
1,660
|
| Aids and appliances |
148
|
-
|
148
|
|
172
|
438
|
32
|
642
|
789
|
| Other non-institutional services |
1,156
|
1,775(d)
|
2,932
|
|
1,069
|
1,149
|
12
|
2,230
|
5,162
|
| |
Community and public health |
521
|
n.a
|
n.a
|
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
4
|
n.a
|
| |
Dental services |
152
|
n.a
|
n.a
|
|
564
|
1,149
|
10
|
1,722
|
n.a
|
| |
Administration |
484
|
n.a
|
n.a
|
|
504
|
-
|
-
|
504
|
n.a
|
| Research(e) |
395
|
187
|
583
|
|
-
|
125
|
-
|
125
|
707
|
| Total non-institutional |
10,895
|
1,973
|
12,868
|
|
1,724
|
5,289
|
656
|
7,668
|
20,537
|
| Total recurrent expenditure |
18,630
|
7,853
|
26,483
|
|
4,426
|
6,342
|
1,701
|
12,468
|
38,951
|
| Capital expenditure |
46
|
903
|
949
|
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
836
|
836
|
1786
|
| Capital consumption |
18
|
553
|
571
|
|
(f)
|
(f)
|
(f)
|
(f)
|
571
|
| Total health expenditure |
18,694
|
9,309
|
28,003
|
|
4,426
|
6,342
|
2,537
|
13,304
|
41,308
|
-
-
This table shows the amounts provided by the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments and local government authorities and by the non-government sector to fund expenditure on health services. It does not show gross outlays on health services by each of the levels of government or the non-government sector.
-
Commonwealth expenditure includes funding of health services for veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs as well as general health funding by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services.
-
Other includes expenditure on health services by Workers Compensation and Compulsory Motor Vehicle Third Party Insurance providers.
-
State and local government expenditure on other non-institutional services cannot be reliably divided into community and public health, dental services and administration categories.
-
Health services research expenditure is allocated to the level of government or the sector that actually undertakes the research activity, not according to the source of funds.
-
Private capital consumption (depreciation) is included as part of recurrent expenditure.
Source: AIHW Health Expenditure Database.
Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 | Table 4 | Table 5 | Table 6 | Table 7 | Notes
Technical Notes
Revisions of definitions and estimates
Revisions have been made to estimates of recurrent health expenditure since the publication of Health Expenditure Bulletin No. 13. While most of these revisions have not caused the overall estimates for total health expenditure to change markedly, they do alter the composition of expenditure somewhat.
Recognised public hospitals
Total expenditure for recognised public hospitals has been revised upwards in 1994-95 by $208 million.
Private hospitals
The method for allocating revenue in 1995-96 between the individual contribution and other revenue was revised.
Dental services
1992-93 was revised by $106 million and minor revisions were made for some other years.
Other professional services
The other professional services data has been revised so as to move the discontinuity in the series back to 1989-90. An error in the 1994-95 estimate of the Individuals contribution to this area of expenditure was corrected which reduced the estimate by $149 million.
Other non-institutional
Expenditure in this area (which is mostly family planning expenditure) has been included in the community and public health category.
Other non-institutional services
This is a new category which combines community and public health, administration and dental services for the State and local government sectors where the data are not accurate enough to disaggregate. Steps are being taken to collect this missing data for publication next year.
Abbreviations and symbols used in tables
n.a. not available; - nil or rounded down to zero; .. not applicable
Future publications
More detailed health expenditure information will be published in Health Expenditure Bulletin No. 14 which is scheduled for publication in June 1998.
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