Public health expenditure as a share of total rose 0.691% to 72.6% in Ireland in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, public health expenditure as a share of total in Ireland reached an all time high of 83.5% in 1975 and an all time low of 68.4% in 1971.
Ireland has been ranked 21st within the group of 33 countries we follow in terms of public health expenditure as a share of total.
| Public Health Expenditure (As % of Total) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | % | 69.2% | 67.5% | 67.6% | 67.4% | 68.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 77.9% | 78.3% | 78.0% | 78.2% | 78.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 70.9% | 71.0% | 71.0% | 70.9% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 83.6% | 84.0% | 84.3% | 84.2% | 84.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 76.0% | 76.1% | 76.2% | 76.5% | 76.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 83.3% | 83.1% | 83.9% | 84.4% | 84.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 80.1% | 79.9% | 80.2% | 80.5% | 80.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 71.5% | 71.0% | 70.5% | 70.4% | 71.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 77.0% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 75.6% | 74.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 51.3% | 51.6% | 52.8% | 51.8% | 52.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 84.4% | 84.8% | 85.0% | 85.3% | 85.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 73.8% | 72.2% | 71.0% | 70.4% | 71.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 84.0% | 83.6% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 48.4% | 48.3% | 48.8% | 81.4% | 81.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 82.6% | 82.8% | 79.6% | 79.6% | 79.6% |
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