₹2,336 to ₹2,097 between 2013-14 and 2017-18. “The share of government health expenditure in total health expenditure has also increased over time.
In 2017-18, the share of government expenditure was 40.8%, which is much higher than 28.6% in 2013-14. The findings also show that the government’s health expenditure as a share of total government expenditure has increased from 3.78% to 5.12% between 2013-14 and 2017-18," said Rajesh Bhushan, secretary, Union health ministry.
The NHA estimates are prepared by using an accounting framework based on internationally accepted System of Health Accounts 2011, provided by the World Health Organization (WHO).