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Estonia spent less on healthcare in 2010
Juhan Tere, BC, Tallinn, 10.01.2012.
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Print versionAccording to the Estonian Health Development Institute (HDI) heath statistics department, the total share of healthcare spending in the state's GDP fell to 6.3% in 2010 being 908.1 million EUR in current prices, LETA/Postimees Online reports.
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As compared to 2009, it was a 0.7% fall. It was caused by general fall of healthcare spending and 3.4% growth of GDP.
Since 1999, when statistical data collection on Estonia's healthcare total spending was launched, till 2008, the total spending grew each year but since 2009, a fall took place.
The initial data on 2011 healthcare spending will be revealed in December 2012.
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