List of countries by health expenditure covered by government

This is a list of countries by % of health expenditure covered by government as published by the World Health Organization in 2012.^[1]

Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds. Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.

2012 OECD member rankings

Rank	Country	% of health expenditure funded by government[2]
1	Denmark	86%
2	Czech Republic	85%
3	Norway	85%
4	Luxembourg	84%
5	New Zealand	84%
6	United Kingdom	83%
7	Japan	82%
8	Sweden	82%
9	Iceland	81%
10	Estonia	80%
11	Netherlands	80%
12	Italy	78%
13	France	77%
14	Austria	76%
15	Belgium	76%
16	Germany	76%
17	Finland	75%
18	Spain	74%
19	Turkey	74%
20	Slovenia	73%
21	Slovakia	71%
22	Canada	70%
23	Poland	70%
24	Greece	68%
25	Australia	67%
26	Ireland	64%
27	Hungary	64%
28	Portugal	63%
29	Israel	62%
30	Switzerland	62%
31	South Korea	54%
32	Mexico	52%
33	Chile	49%
34	United States	46%

See also

• List of countries by hospital beds
• List of countries by life expectancy

References