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. You should write at least 150 words. * GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the total value of goods that are made and services that are provided in a country.

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.

You should write at least 150 words.

* GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the total value of goods that are made and services that are provided in a country.
The bar chart gives
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information
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how much money was spent on health care as
percentage
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of
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respective GDP of eleven nations in Europe in the year 2002, 2007 and 2012.
Overall
, it can be observed that there are disparities among the European countries and a lot of fluctuations
ocurred
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occurred
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the decade.
However
, the changes were not massive. It is interesting to note that Switzerland and Belgium spent the most portion of their economic production throughout, 11% and 10% respectively.
Additionally
other countries,
such
as Estonia and Spain,
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had a constant expenditure which did not change at all, the former spending the least amount of their GDP on health, just 2.5%.
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, expenditures on
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sector decreased in Denmark, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Slovenia by 1%
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Health expenditure
  • GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
  • Percentage increase/decrease
  • Trend
  • Stability
  • Fluctuation
  • Economic factors
  • Healthcare priorities
  • Public spending
  • Comparative analysis
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