Results and Analysis of National Health Accounts in 2023 in China
- VernacularTitle:2023年中国卫生总费用核算结果与分析
- Author:
Yan LI
1
;
Peipei CHAI
1
;
Jing FENG
1
;
Feng GUO
1
;
Tiemin ZHAI
1
;
Xiaoguang FU
1
;
Quan WAN
1
Author Information
1. 国家卫生健康委卫生发展研究中心 北京 100044
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
health financing;
Total Health Expenditure;
government health expenditure;
social health expenditure;
Out-of-Pocket
- From:
Chinese Health Economics
2025;44(2):1-6
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objectives:Accounting Total Health Expenditure(THE)in 2023,analyzing the changes of health financing in China since 2015,summarizing the main problems and challenges faced by health financing in China at present,and putting forward policy suggestions to improve health financing.Methods:Health expenditure accounting methods by financing source and by health provider were applied,and the change of total health expenditure in China is analyzed through the index analysis of time series.Results:THE in 2023 in China was 9 057.58 billion yuan,an increase of 6.77%over the previous year,accounting for 7.00%of GDP,and per capi-ta health expenditure was 6 425.32 yuan.The proportion of government health expenditure in THE decreased to 26.66%,the propor-tion of social health expenditure increased to 46.01%,and the proportion of household Out-of-Pocket(OOP)rebounded to 27.33%.Conclusions:The total scale of health expenditure in China continues to grow,but the growth rate slows down,and the stability and sustainability of health financing need to be strengthened.It is necessary to speed up the construction of a government investment mechanism based on health priority development,improve the social health insurance system,guide the rational resource allocation,and reduce the burden of medical treatment for residents.
