In the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, 625 million British pounds were spent on generic health research, it was the largest funded category in this year. Research into cancer and neoplasms amounted to 483 million pounds in 2018, followed by infection research with an expenditure of 346 million pounds. These three health categories altogether accounted for nearly 60 percent of the total health research expenditure in the United Kingdom in 2018.
Total health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by health category*
(in million British pounds)
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Health Research Classification System. (January 28, 2020). Total health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by health category* (in million British pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097117/randd-spending-in-the-uk-by-health-category/
Health Research Classification System. "Total health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by health category* (in million British pounds)." Chart. January 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097117/randd-spending-in-the-uk-by-health-category/
Health Research Classification System. (2020). Total health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by health category* (in million British pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097117/randd-spending-in-the-uk-by-health-category/
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Health Research Classification System, Total health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by health category* (in million British pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097117/randd-spending-in-the-uk-by-health-category/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Total health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by health category* (in million British pounds) [Graph], Health Research Classification System, January 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097117/randd-spending-in-the-uk-by-health-category/
