Two years ago the healthcare system in Estonia spent 11 487 kroons per person.

More than half of that sum was given to active treatment services and a fourth went away for medical products. A year earlier, in 2007 the amount spent per person was almost 2000 kroons smaller, therefore 9664 kroons.

Total expenses of the Estonian healthcare system, therefore all the expenses on healthcare services, medicines, health products and investments, which were all paid by Estonian Health Insurance Fund, the State, local governments, employers, and people themselves in 2008 were 15,4 milliards of kroons.

Its percentage in GDP terms grew as well and exceeded the six percent limit. It was mostly due to the fall of the GDP and the continuous growth of healthcare expenses.

The data about the healthcare expenses of the previous year will be given in the end of this year.