In fiscal year 2022, about 22.4 billion Australian dollars were spent by patients on primary health care in Australia. All other medications was the second most costly category paid by the patients, representing almost 12 billion Australian dollars before subsidies.
Health expenditure by patients in Australia in financial year 2022, by area of expenditure
(in million Australian dollars)
Figures reflect constant prices expenditure by individuals before receiving any subsidy through the medical expenses tax rebate.
Public hospital services exclude certain services provided in hospitals, and can include services provided off site, such as hospital in the home and dialysis.
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
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AIHW. (October 25, 2023). Health expenditure by patients in Australia in financial year 2022, by area of expenditure (in million Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/640978/australia-patient-health-expenditure/
AIHW. "Health expenditure by patients in Australia in financial year 2022, by area of expenditure (in million Australian dollars)." Chart. October 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640978/australia-patient-health-expenditure/
AIHW. (2023). Health expenditure by patients in Australia in financial year 2022, by area of expenditure (in million Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640978/australia-patient-health-expenditure/
AIHW. "Health Expenditure by Patients in Australia in Financial Year 2022, by Area of Expenditure (in Million Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640978/australia-patient-health-expenditure/
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Health expenditure by patients in Australia in financial year 2022, by area of expenditure (in million Australian dollars) [Graph], AIHW, October 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/640978/australia-patient-health-expenditure/
