This statistic shows the mean annual expenses for health care and prescribed medicine per person with expense in the U.S. from 1987 to 2014, by age group. In 2014, the mean annual expense per person under 65 years came to 4,430 U.S. dollars.
Mean annual expense for health care and prescribed medicine in the U.S. 1987 to 2014, by age group (in U.S. dollars per person with expense)*
* Estimates of expenses were converted to 2014 dollars using the Consumer Price Index (all items) and differ from previous editions of Health, United States.
Values not included in the pdf version of "Health, United States" were taken from the excel trend tables.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Mean annual expense for health care and prescribed medicine in the U.S. 1987 to 2014, by age group (in U.S. dollars per person with expense)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184983/health-care-and-medicine-expense-per-person-in-the-us-since-1987/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Mean annual expense for health care and prescribed medicine in the U.S. 1987 to 2014, by age group (in U.S. dollars per person with expense)*." Chart. September 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184983/health-care-and-medicine-expense-per-person-in-the-us-since-1987/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Mean annual expense for health care and prescribed medicine in the U.S. 1987 to 2014, by age group (in U.S. dollars per person with expense)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184983/health-care-and-medicine-expense-per-person-in-the-us-since-1987/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Mean Annual Expense for Health Care and Prescribed Medicine in The U.S. 1987 to 2014, by Age Group (in U.S. Dollars per Person with Expense)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184983/health-care-and-medicine-expense-per-person-in-the-us-since-1987/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Mean annual expense for health care and prescribed medicine in the U.S. 1987 to 2014, by age group (in U.S. dollars per person with expense)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184983/health-care-and-medicine-expense-per-person-in-the-us-since-1987/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Mean annual expense for health care and prescribed medicine in the U.S. 1987 to 2014, by age group (in U.S. dollars per person with expense)* [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184983/health-care-and-medicine-expense-per-person-in-the-us-since-1987/