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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spending on healthcare as percentages of GDP for 12 European countries for the

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2002, 2007 and 2012.

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, it is noticeable that the highest expenditures are registered in Switzerland for all three

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.

On the contrary

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, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland have

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proportions in comparison with others. Belgium, Denmark and Norway had the same figures in 2012, but Belgium stayed unchangeable at 10%,

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Denmark and Norway increased by about 1%. Estonia remained stable at about 3%,

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Lithuania had almost double of Estonia's figure, but

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slightly over the

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. Poland and Slovenia

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the same history but with higher figures

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1% and 3% respectively. Luxembourg has the opposite history: the rate decreased by 1% in the

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year. France had

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rates. After a slight up and noticeable down, it

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at about 9% in 2012. The figures

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Switzerland remained stable for all 3

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at about 11%