National Health Expenditures 1970-1979

(in millions of dollars except where indicated)	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
National Health Expenditures	75,111	83,499	93,230	103,337	117,185	133,557	152,952	173,357	195,253	221,256

Private Funds	46,763	51,168	57,196	62,808	69,305	77,225	89,273	102,216	114,203	128,993
Consumer Payments	40,412	44,062	49,231	54,535	60,330	67,607	77,874	90,100	100,341	113,078
Other Private Funds	6,351	7,106	7,965	8,273	8,976	9,618	11,399	12,116	13,862	15,915

Public Funds	28,349	32,331	36,034	40,530	47,879	56,332	63,680	71,141	81,050	92,264
Federal Funds	17,740	20,561	22,906	25,370	30,472	36,352	42,797	47,296	54,127	61,115
State and Local Funds	10,608	11,771	13,128	15,160	17,407	19,980	20,883	23,845	26,923	31,149

POPULATION (in millions)	210	213	215	217	218	220	222	224	226	228

GDP (in billions)	1,039	1,127	1,238	1,383	1,500	1,638	1,825	2,031	2,295	2,563


Hospital Care	27,589	30,650	34,291	38,428	44,714	51,811	59,955	67,358	75,995	86,588
Physician and Clinical Services	13,981	15,535	17,269	19,107	21,739	24,815	28,187	32,590	35,296	40,632
Dental Services	4,669	5,181	5,516	6,323	7,076	7,956	8,972	10,055	10,957	11,893
Other Professional Services	744	814	918	1,051	1,202	1,385	1,621	2,128	2,491	2,957
Home Health Care	220	194	220	276	423	623	896	1,147	1,556	1,899
Other Non-Durable Medical Products	3,325	3,469	3,672	3,984	4,491	4,949	5,434	6,083	7,135	8,449
Prescription Drugs	5,497	5,877	6,324	6,817	7,422	8,052	8,723	9,196	9,891	10,744
Durable Medical Equipment	1,633	1,657	1,897	2,113	2,308	2,596	2,785	2,986	3,245	3,573
Nursing Home Care	4,040	4,558	5,314	6,156	7,186	8,494	9,805	11,545	14,163	16,247
Other Personal Healthcare	1,246	1,307	1,469	1,582	1,801	1,980	2,204	2,334	2,520	2,853
Admin. & Net Cost of Priv. Hlth Insurance	2,770	3,364	4,480	4,953	4,663	5,066	6,883	9,539	11,293	12,152
Public Health Activity	1,393	1,704	1,901	2,183	2,645	3,071	3,363	3,849	4,551	5,403
Research	1,953	2,109	2,357	2,502	2,767	3,372	3,708	3,864	4,438	4,805
Structures and Equipment	6,053	7,082	7,603	7,863	8,749	9,390	10,419	10,683	11,722	13,063
	75,113	83,501	93,231	103,338	117,186	133,560	152,955	173,357	195,253	221,258

Source Data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services