Comparison of mental health expenditures in the U.S. by type

This statistic represents the distribution of mental health expenditures in the United States in 1986 and 2005, sorted by type of service. In 2005, 27 percent of the services included prescription drugs, whereas in 1986 this type only amounted to seven percent. In 1986 the total spendings in the mental health sector amounted to 32 billion U.S. dollars, in 2005 the expenditure amounted to 113 billion U.S. dollars.

本统计数据显示了1986年和2005年美国精神健康支出的分布情况，按服务类型进行排序。在2005年，27%的服务包含处方药物，而1986年这一比例仅为7%。1986年精神健康领域的总支出为320亿美元，2005年的支出则高达1130亿美元。