In 2018, approximately 784 million British pounds were spent in the United Kingdom (UK) on health research focusing on etiology, which explores the causes and development of diseases. A further 555 million pounds were spent in the 'underpinning' research activity group, which is defined as focusing on and attempting to understand biological, psychological and socioeconomic processes.
Total direct health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by research activity group*
(in million British pounds)
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Health Research Classification System. (January 28, 2020). Total direct health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by research activity group* (in million British pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096989/health-research-spending-in-the-uk-2018-by-activity/
Health Research Classification System. "Total direct health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by research activity group* (in million British pounds)." Chart. January 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096989/health-research-spending-in-the-uk-2018-by-activity/
Health Research Classification System. (2020). Total direct health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by research activity group* (in million British pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096989/health-research-spending-in-the-uk-2018-by-activity/
Health Research Classification System. "Total Direct Health Research Expenditure in The United Kingdom (Uk) 2018, by Research Activity Group* (in Million British Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096989/health-research-spending-in-the-uk-2018-by-activity/
Health Research Classification System, Total direct health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by research activity group* (in million British pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096989/health-research-spending-in-the-uk-2018-by-activity/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Total direct health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by research activity group* (in million British pounds) [Graph], Health Research Classification System, January 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096989/health-research-spending-in-the-uk-2018-by-activity/
