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You are here: Home Reports & data Health & welfare expenditure Health expenditure Australia 2015–16
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Health expenditure Australia 2015–16

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  • Release Date: 06 Oct 2017
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Total spending on health in Australia was $170.4 billion in 2015–16, $6.0 billion (3.6%) higher in real terms than in 2014–15. This was the fourth consecutive year that growth was below the 10 year average of 4.7%.

Despite the low growth, the share of the economy (GDP) represented by health (10.3%) continued to grow, due to slower real GDP growth (2.7%).

  • ISSN: 2205-6610 (PDF) 1323-5850 (Print)
  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-206-1
  • Cat. no: HWE 68
  • Pages: 135
Findings from this report:
  • Total health expenditure in 2015–16 was $170.4 billion—3.6% higher in real terms than in 2014–15

  • State and territory contributions ($44.4 billion, 26.1% of total) drove growth in the government expenditure share

  • Public hospital expenditure by the Australian Government grew 8.4% in real terms from 2014–15 to 2015–16

  • Due to low GDP growth, health’s share of GDP has risen to 10.3%, driven mostly by higher prices

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Health expenditure Australia 2015–16

06 Oct 2017

Previous releases

  • Health expenditure Australia 2014–15 06 Oct 2016
  • Health expenditure Australia 2013–14 24 Sep 2015
  • Health expenditure Australia 2012–13 23 Sep 2014
  • Health expenditure Australia 2011–12 25 Sep 2013
  • Health expenditure Australia 2010-11 26 Sep 2012
  • Health expenditure Australia 2009-10 28 Oct 2011
  • Health expenditure Australia 2008-09 14 Dec 2010
  • Health expenditure Australia 2007-08 30 Sep 2009
  • Health expenditure Australia 2006-07 26 Sep 2008
  • Health expenditure Australia 2005-06 05 Oct 2007
  • Health expenditure Australia 2004–05 29 Sep 2006
  • Health expenditure Australia 2003-04 30 Sep 2005
  • Health expenditure Australia 2002-03 29 Sep 2004
  • Health expenditure Australia 2001-02 23 Sep 2003
  • Health expenditure Australia 2000–01 05 Sep 2002
  • Australia's health services expenditure to 1999-00 14 Sep 2001
  • Australia's health services expenditure to 1998-99 16 Jun 2000
  • Australia's health services expenditure to 1997-98 02 Jul 1999
  • Australia's health services expenditure to 1996-97 19 Nov 1998
  • Australian health services expenditure 1995-96 13 Jul 1997
  • Australia's health services expenditure 1982-83 to 1994-95 15 Dec 1996
  • Australian health expenditure 1982–83 to 1993–94 15 Oct 1995

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