The bar chart below shows current health expenditure totals as percentages of GDP* for various European countries for the years 2002, 2007 and 2012.

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of money spent in

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the percentage

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of Gross Domestic Products on the

health

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sector in European countries in the

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2002, 2007 and 2012.

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,

Switzerland

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,

Belgium

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and Spain spent the same

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of money on

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in all the given

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. On the hand, Estonia invested the least in

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.

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, France was the highest spender in the

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2007. In 2002,

Switzerland

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spent the most on

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with about 11% of

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. Out of the remaining 11 countries,

Belgium

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, France and Netherlands spent the same

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of capital on the

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of 10% of

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. Estonia that

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spent the least of about 3% in

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. The

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2007 was a good

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for France as it shows that the country invested about 11.5% in

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in

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which was by far the highest spent by any country so far.

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Belgium

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and

Switzerland

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spent the same

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spent in 2002 and Estonia still had the least investment in

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in 2007 and

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the same as the previous

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. In 2012, Norway and Denmark increased their rate of expenses on

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by 1% in

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from the previous

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which was stationed at 9%.

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and

Belgium

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again spent the same capital as in previous

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and Slovenia increased the expenses by 1% in

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compared to the usual spending limit of 8% in

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