Provisional Health Expenditure Estimates for 2023 System of Health Accounts 2022

Provisional Health Expenditure Estimates for 2023

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CSO statistical release, 19 June 2024, 11am

Preliminary estimates for 2023 show that healthcare expenditure was approximately €33.1 billion, an increase of 6.9% compared to 2022.

For more information see Background Notes.

	Health Care Expenditure by Financing Scheme Provisional Estimates 2023
Voluntary Health Care Payments	11.914611282692
Govt and compulsory	77.3971057803243
Household Out of Pocket Payments	10.6882829369837

Table 2.1: Current Health Care Expenditure by Health Care Financing Scheme, Estimates 2023

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Table 2.1: Current Health Care Expenditure by Health Care Financing Scheme, Estimates 2023
		€ million		% of Total	% change
ICHA Code		2022	2023	2023	2022 - 2023
HF.1	Govt Financing Schemes and Compulsory Contributory Health Care Financing Schemes	23,968	25,628	77	6.9
HF.2	Voluntary Health Care Payment Schemes	3,709	3,966	12	6.9
HF.3	Household Out-of-Pocket Payments	3,307	3,536	11	6.9
	Total	30,983	33,130	100	6.9