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 * GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the total value of goods that are made and services that are provided in a country.

The bar chart illustrates the total health expenditure of

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, as shown in percentages for different European

countries

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for the

years

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2002, 2007 and 2012.

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, Switzerland had the highest

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of around 11% throughout the

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,

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Estonia had the lowest

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of roughly 3%. There were

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several

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whose

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stayed consistent throughout the

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. Belgium,

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, had a

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of 10% in 2002, 2007 and 2012. Estonia

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on

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the other

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had a

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of around 3%,

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Spain and Switzerland had a

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of 8% and nearly 9% respectively. A few

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increased their

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over the

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. An example of

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is Denmark

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that

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had a

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of roughly 9% in 2002 and 2007, and

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then

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increased to 10% in 2012. The same could

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be said for

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, whose

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rose from roughly 5% in 2002 and 2007 to about 6% in 2012. A similar

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happened in Norway, as their

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was around 9% in 2002 and 2007 but increased to 10% in 2012.

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, a couple of

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decreased their

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over the

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such

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as Luxembourg, whose

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fell from 8% to about 7%.