Federal Statistical Office - Health Costs in Germany Exceeded Half a Trillion Euros in 2024
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In 2024, Germany's medical costs exceeded half a trillion euros for the first time, more than half of which were for people over 65 years of age.
Disease costs in Germany increased to more than 528 billion euros in 2024.
Expenditure on medical treatments, care, prevention and rehabilitation in Germany is increasing. Per capita costs are over 6000 euros per year. A population group has particularly high sums.
Federal Statistical Office: WIESBADEN (ots) - - Diseases and health problems cause direct costs of 528.5 billion euros - more than half of them in the age group 65 and over - per capita costs for women in 2024 22.5% higher than for men
More than half of the disease costs in 2024 are attributable to people over 65 years of age, cardiovascular disease and dementia. There are large differences between the sexes. The details.
Diseases and health problems caused direct costs of 528.5 billion euros in Germany in 2024. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the cost of illness rose by 7.6% or 37.5 billion euros compared to the previous year. The average cost of illness per capita increased by 430 euros to 6 330 euros (+7.3%) over the same period. For women, the cost per capita in 2024 at 6 960 euros was 1 280 euros (+22.5%) higher than for men (5 680 …
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