asked the Minister for Health the percentage GNP expenditure on health for the last three years in each country of the EC; and the per-capita expenditure on health in each country of the EC for the past three years, with the amount specified for personal social services in each case.
Written Answers. - EC Health Expenditure.
111.
The most recent year for which comparative public health expenditure data is available for most EC countries is 1983. The following table sets out the information requested by the Deputy for the years 1981-1983.
|
Health Expenditure as % of GNP |
Per-Capita Health Expenditure IR£ |
|||||
|
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
|
|
Belgium |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
343.18 |
346.18 |
387.49 |
|
Denmark |
5.9 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
400.91 |
452.95 |
494.28 |
|
France |
6.3 |
6.6 |
N/A |
421.24 |
464.09 |
503.80 |
|
Germany |
6.7 |
6.5 |
N/A |
461.11 |
494.74 |
N/A |
|
Greece |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
88.73 |
101.85 |
103.89 |
|
Ireland |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
239.00 |
272.41 |
294.80 |
|
Italy |
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
229.31 |
262.69 |
307.16 |
|
Luxembourg |
5.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
457.22 |
477.74 |
N/A |
|
Netherlands |
6.6 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
409.66 |
469.02 |
510.32 |
|
Portugal |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
64.24 |
66.51 |
63.98 |
|
Spain |
4.4 |
4.6 |
N/A |
134.54 |
154.02 |
N/A |
|
UK |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
306.07 |
316.19 |
353.54 |
Note: N/A = figures not available.
The figures are based on estimates prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and represent public health expenditure as a percentage of gross national product and per head of population. The personal social services component of health expenditure is not readily available for EC countries. In order to compensate for differences in the personal social services content of public health expenditure, the OECD recommend that the Irish figures be reduced by a factor of 1/7.