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.

The figure illustrates the GDP of healthcare spending in European

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over three years.

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it is clear that

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Switzerland made up the largest contribution to the GDP of the economy, whilst the lowest spending was seen in

Estonia

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, and fluctuations in other

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or

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same. There is a notable change in the expenses of the

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, with Switzerland and Belgium spending the most at 11% and 10% respectively.

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could be compared to

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, with the lowest expenses on healthcare at almost 3%. The amount of spending on health care in Switzerland was seen to be fourfold higher than in

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.

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important to note that other nations experienced variable changes with figures increasing in Slovenia, Poland, Norway, Lithuania, and Denmark, and decreasing values for the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and France throughout the period.

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others remained the same.

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such

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as Spain and

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.