§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of gross domestic product each member of the European Community devoted to health care in 1987.
§ Mr. NewtonInternational comparisons of expenditure on health care are not available for 1987. Comparative data for 1985, the latest year for which comprehensive data are available from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, are as follows:
Expenditure on Health Care as a Percentage of GDP, 1985 Country Public Private Total Belgium 5.5 1.7 7.2 France 6.7 1.7 8.4 Denmark 5.2 1.0 6.2 Germany 6.4 1.8 8.2 Greece 4.1 0.1 4.2 Ireland 6.9 1.6 8.0 Italy 5.4 1.3 6.7 Netherlands 6.5 1.8 8.3 Portugal 4.1 1.6 5.7 Spain 4.3 1.7 6.0 United Kingdom 5.2 0.8 6.0 Source: OECD.
Note: Luxemburg is excluded from the table because of inconsistencies in the national health accounts.