This statistic displays the total expenses garnered by hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2019. In 2019, the expenses for hospitals located in the country totaled over 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars. The majority of registered hospitals in the United States are considered community hospitals.
Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019
(in million U.S. dollars)
Data are for all AHA-registered hospitals in the United States. Data are estimated for nonreporting hospitals with the exception of newborn and outpatient data before 1972.
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American Hospital Association. (January 31, 2021). Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/459769/total-hospital-expenditures-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. "Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/459769/total-hospital-expenditures-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. (2021). Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/459769/total-hospital-expenditures-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. "Total Hospital Expenses in The United States from 1946 to 2019 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/459769/total-hospital-expenditures-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association, Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/459769/total-hospital-expenditures-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], American Hospital Association, January 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/459769/total-hospital-expenditures-in-the-us/