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UK spent 9.9% of GDP on healthcare last year, official figures show

BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j2080 (Published 27 April 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;357:j2080
  1. Gareth Iacobucci
  1. The BMJ

The UK spent 9.9% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare expenditure in 2015, official figures have shown.

The UK ranked 13th out of 35 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development states in terms of health spending, but sixth lowest out of the G7 nations, with only Italy (9.1%) investing less.

The UK’s standing on the …

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