Healthcare expenditure growth rate United Kingdom 1998 to 2021

The healthcare spending growth rate in the United Kingdom (UK) has experienced fluctuations since 1998. Then, the healthcare spending growth rate was 5.7 percent and by 2021 the healthcare spending growth was highest at 9.7 percent. 2003 saw the second highest healthcare spending growth rate at 8.6 percent, while in 2013, the growth rate was only one percent, a significant decrease from the preceding years. Health expenditure in the UK compared to Europe In 2019, the UK spent just 10.3 percent of its GDP on healthcare. In comparison to other European countries, this ranked the UK seventh in terms of health expenditure in 2019. Top of the list was Switzerland, which spent 12.1 percent of its’ GDP on healthcare in this year. Consequences from low spending growth? The majority of surveyed individuals in the UK, regard the NHS as a world class health service and remain happy with the high level of care provided by the organization. Although waiting times have been getting worse in the A&E department over the years. The NHS has been falling behind the target that 95 percent of patients should be seen within four hours of arrival. As a result, the primary reasons for dissatisfaction with the NHS among the public are the length of time required to get a GP or hospital appointment and the lack of staff.

自1998年以来，英国（UK）的医疗保健支出增长率经历了波动。当时，医疗保健支出增长率为5.7%，而到2021年，医疗保健支出增长率最高达到9.7%。2003年，医疗保健支出增长率位居第二高，为8.6%，而2013年，增长率仅为1%，与前几年相比出现了显著下降。就英国与欧洲的医疗保健支出相比，2019年，英国仅将其国内生产总值（GDP）的10.3%用于医疗保健。与其他欧洲国家相比，这一比例在2019年将英国在医疗保健支出排名中置于第七位。排名第一的是瑞士，该国在这一年将12.1%的GDP用于医疗保健。低支出增长率的后果？在英国进行的一项调查中，大多数受访者将国民医疗服务体系（NHS）视为世界一流的医疗服务体系，并对该机构提供的高水平护理感到满意。尽管近年来急诊科（A&E）的等候时间一直在恶化。国民医疗服务体系（NHS）未能达到95%的患者应在到达后四小时内得到看护的目标。因此，公众对国民医疗服务体系（NHS）的不满主要集中在预约普通医生或医院的长时间等待以及人员短缺上。