Growth in healthcare spending almost flatlines when accounting for population changes

1979-80 = 100

Total spend

Adjusted for changes in population size

Adjusted for changes in population size and

demographics

500

Forecast

400

300

200

100

0

1985-86

1997-98

2009-10

2021-22

Total spend

Adjusted for changes in population size

Adjusted for changes in population size and demographics

Forecast

500

400

300

200

100

0

1979-80

1985-86

1991-92

1997-98

2003-04

2009-10

2015-16

2021-22