The bar chart below shows current health expenditure totals as percentages of GDP* for various European countries for the years 2002, 2007 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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as a percentage of total gross domestic product in twelve European countries in 2002, 2007 and 2012.

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Switzerland was the country which spent the most on healthcare

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Estonia had the least

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. The health expenditure in Belgium, Spain and Switzerland stayed the same in all three years, around 10% , 8 % and 11% respectively.

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on healthcare grew by 1% in 2012 in Denmark, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Slovenia in comparison to 2007 and 2002. The opposite pattern showed Luxembourg where medical

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went down from 8% in 2002 and 2007 to 7% in 2012.

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, the Netherlands showed a stable decrease

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each year from 10% in 2002 to 8% in 2012. Another country which stands out was France where medical expenditures were 10% in 2002 followed by

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to 11% in 2004 and dipped down to 9% in 2012.