In 2022, of the total 4.4 trillion U.S. dollars spent on U.S. health care expenditure, 30.4 percent went to hospital care, while 9.1 percent was spent on prescription drugs. This statistic shows the distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category.
Distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category
Characteristic
Hospital care
Physician and clinical services
Prescription drugs
Nursing care*
Other**
2022
30.4%
19.8%
9.1%
4.3%
36.4%
2021
31.4%
20.3%
9.7%
4.5%
34.1%
2020
30.8%
19.6%
8.4%
4.8%
36.4%
2019
31.8%
20.4%
9%
4.6%
34.2%
2018
31.1%
20.4%
9%
4.7%
34.8%
2017
31.3%
20.6%
9.2%
4.7%
34.2%
2016
31.3%
20.4%
9.5%
4.9%
33.9%
2015
31.3%
20.1%
9.9%
4.9%
33.8%
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* Nursing care facilities and continuing care retirement communities. Includes freestanding facilities only. Additional services of this type provided in hospital-based facilities are counted as hospital care.
** Includes: other professional services; dental services; home health care; other health, residential, and personal care; durable and other non-durable medical products; government administration; net cost of health insurance; government public health activities; investment
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CMS. (December 13, 2023). Distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632328/national-health-expenditure-us-category/
CMS. "Distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632328/national-health-expenditure-us-category/
CMS. (2023). Distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632328/national-health-expenditure-us-category/
CMS. "Distribution of National Health Care Expenditure in The U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632328/national-health-expenditure-us-category/
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Distribution of national health care expenditure in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by category [Graph], CMS, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632328/national-health-expenditure-us-category/
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