§ Lord Bleaseasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the percentage of GNP spent on health care for each of the last three years for which figures are available; and, for the same period, what was the actual proportion spent under the publicly-financed National Health Service.
§ Baroness TrumpingtonThe table attached follows international conventions and expresses total expenditure on health care in the United Kingdom as a percentage of the gross domestic product at market prices (GDP). Health expenditure expressed as a percentage of gross national product at market prices (GNP) is also given. The share of public expenditure on the National Health Service in total health190WA expenditure is also presented. These estimates have been derived from the most recently published national accounts (1985), and follow national accounting conventions.
TOTAL HEALTH EXPENDITURE EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE SHARE OF Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Gross National Product (GNP) 1982 5.9 5.9 1983 6.1 6.1 1984 6.1 6.0
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON THE NHS EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE SHARE OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH 1982 88.4 1983 88.6 1984 88.4