European Healthcare Expenditure on Day Long-Term Care (Health) by Household Out-of-Pocket Payment by Country

In 2023, Spain leads with €191.25 million in household out-of-pocket payments for day long-term care, while Lithuania is the lowest at €0.16 million. Year-on-year growth varied, with Estonia and Lithuania seeing substantial increases of 12.89% and 17.98%, respectively. However, Switzerland saw a decline of 4.5%. Overall, countries like Spain and Sweden experienced modest growth at 1.77% and 1.04%. Over five years, Estonia and Lithuania demonstrated strong growth, indicating burgeoning private expenditure trends.

Future trends to watch:

• The rising cost and reliance on private expenditure in countries like Estonia and Lithuania.
• Impacts of demographic shifts on long-term care funding demands across Europe.
• Potential policy shifts influencing out-of-pocket spending in traditionally high expenditure countries like Spain.