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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2016) 25 years of health expenditure in Australia: 1989–90 to 2013–14, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 28 April 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2016). 25 years of health expenditure in Australia: 1989–90 to 2013–14. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 25 years of health expenditure in Australia: 1989–90 to 2013–14. AIHW, 2016.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 25 years of health expenditure in Australia: 1989–90 to 2013–14. Canberra: AIHW; 2016.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2016, 25 years of health expenditure in Australia: 1989–90 to 2013–14, AIHW, Canberra.
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Health expenditure grew from $50.3 billion in 1989–90 to $154.6 billion in 2013–14 in real terms (adjusted for inflation). Over the period, health expenditure grew much faster than inflation, the population and population ageing. Health expenditure increased from 6.5% of gross domestic product in 1989–90 to 9.7% of gross domestic product in 2013–14.
From 1989–90 to 2013–14 health expenditure in Australia grew from $50 billion to $155 billion, in real terms
Over the 25-year period, health expenditure grew faster than inflation, the population and population ageing
Over the 25 years, health expenditure grew at a faster rate than that of the broader economy
Over the period, growth in health expenditure did not exceed growth in government revenues, or wealth of individuals
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