Health outputs in Austria blow up the 57 billion mark!

Health outputs in Austria blow up the 57 billion mark!

Österreich, Österreich - Die Gesundheitsausgaben in Österreich erreichen im Jahr 2024 mit 57,03 Milliarden Euro einen neuen Rekord. This represents an increase of 4.25 billion euros or 8 percent compared to 2023, reports [5min] (/5202506121057/health expenditure-in-oester-richly climbed/). This increased the proportion of health expenditure in the gross domestic product (GDP) to 11.8 percent, which corresponds to an increase of 0.6 percentage points. It is noteworthy that this increase in all areas of the healthcare system shows, while the nominal GDP has only grown marginally in the same period.

Öffentliche und private Ausgaben tragen maßgeblich zu dieser Entwicklung bei. The public expenditure borne by the federal government, the federal states, municipalities and social security institutions amounts to 43.5 billion euros, which corresponds to around 76 percent of ongoing health expenditure. These expenses rose by 7.5 percent compared to 2023. In the period from 2017 to 2023, the average annual plus of public expenditure was 6.1 percent. Particularly high increases are recorded in the areas of hospitals, resident treatments, long -term care and healing aids.

Entwicklung der privaten Gesundheitsausgaben

private health expenditure accounts for almost 24 percent of the total expenditure at 13.53 billion euros. Here you have an increase of 9.8 percent. Im Zeitraum von 2017 bis 2023 lag der durchschnittliche Anstieg dieser Ausgaben lediglich bei 2,8 Prozent. In particular for inpatient and outpatient services, expenditure in the private sector has increased significantly, which indicates growing health awareness and increasing demand for medical services.

background information on data collection

The health expenditure in Austria is recorded in accordance with the "System of Health Accounts (SHA)", an international health account system developed by the OECD. According to [Statistics Austria] (/statistics/bevoelkung-and-social/health/health care and expenditure/health expenditure), calculations have been carried out since 2005 and are based on various factors such as health services, goods and financing systems. Among other things, data sources include accounting finishes of the local authorities and overall economic invoices. A preliminary estimate of health expenditure is published annually in June, while the final data is available in February of the following year.

The tendency towards increasing health expenditure is also fueled by demographic developments and the increasing need for health services. Experts warn that these developments could have an impact on the financing of the health system. The growing expenditure is a signal for the need to increase efficiency in healthcare and at the same time to ensure access to a high -quality health system for all citizens.