"Figure 1: Healthcare spending more than doubled between 1997 and 2018, after controlling for inflation","" "Total current healthcare expenditure, UK, 1997 to 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Figures are presented in real terms, adjusted for inflation using the gross domestic product (GDP) deflator (series: IHYS)." "Unit","£ billions" "","" "","Nominal terms","Real terms" "1997","66","98" "1998","70","103" "1999","75","109" "2000","80","114" "2001","87","123" "2002","96","132" "2003","103","140" "2004","112","148" "2005","119","154" "2006","128","161" "2007","138","168" "2008","146","173" "2009","155","181" "2010","160","184" "2011","166","187" "2012","172","191" "2013","178","193" "2014","185","198" "2015","190","202" "2016","197","205" "2017","204","208" "2018","214","214"