Health and Social Care Accounts; expenditure and financing 1998-2011

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This table contains information on the expenditure on health and social care including child care, in current and constant prices. The subjects cover expenses and finance of the care system, including price and volume developments. All activities within the area of health and social care are considered, irrespective of whether it concerns a major or minor activity of the economic units. These figures refer to a broader definition than internationally used in the System of Health Accounts, that refers to health care including long term nursing care (health).

Data available from: 1998 to 2011

Status of the figures:
All figures are final.
Because this table is discontinued, figures will not be updated anymore.

Changes as of August 27, 2014:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore. This table has been replaced by three tables: Health accounts; providers and financing. Health accounts; providers and functions. Health accounts; functions and financing. See section 3.

Description topics

Expenditure in current prices
The expenditure is expressed in euros of the year under review. In this
way the series gives the development of the value of the expenditure.
Providers of health care
Suppliers of goods and services in the area of medical, paramedical, and
nursing care. These goods and services are provided for people
suffering from diseases, disabilities or limitations of a physical and/or
mental nature, are related to prevention, diagnostics, treatment and
medical nursing/caring, are provided by trained experts and/or
companies (or parts of companies) set up for this purpose, or are
provided by households.
Hospitals and medical specialists
Institutions and practices in which during day and/or night all kinds of
medical specialistic curative care is offered.
Hospital: A formally recognised institution where medical specialists
provide round-the-clock medical care.
Practice of medical specialist: Medical care provided by a certified
medical specialist (excluding help provided in hospitals).
Expenditure in constant prices
The expenditure is expressed in euros as if no price changes have taken
place compared with the base year. The base year for this series is 1998.
In this way the series gives an estimate of the "real" development, or
the development in quantities or volume.
Providers of health care
Hospitals and medical specialists