This statistic presents the average weekly expenditure per household on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom in 2020. UK households spent an average of 1.80 British pounds a week on medicines and medical goods (non NHS) in that period.
Average weekly household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type
(in GBP)
Characteristic
Average weekly household expenditure in GBP
NHS prescription charges and payments
0.3
Medicines and medical goods (Not NHS)
1.8
Other medical products (eg plasters, condoms, hot water bottle etc)
0.2
Non-optical appliances and equipment (eg wheelchairs, batteries for hearing aids, shoe build-up)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 16, 2021). Average weekly household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/502263/household-insurance-weekly-medicine-healthcare-products-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average weekly household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type (in GBP)." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502263/household-insurance-weekly-medicine-healthcare-products-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Average weekly household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502263/household-insurance-weekly-medicine-healthcare-products-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Medicines, Prescriptions and Healthcare Products in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020, by Type (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502263/household-insurance-weekly-medicine-healthcare-products-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average weekly household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502263/household-insurance-weekly-medicine-healthcare-products-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Average weekly household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/502263/household-insurance-weekly-medicine-healthcare-products-united-kingdom-uk/
