How much does a day in a Spanish public hospital cost the health system?

Money hard Data from 2023

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Answer in euros. Shorthand like 9m or 1.2bn works.

The answer

$600

A day in a Spanish public hospital costs the system roughly €600. Spain spends about 10.5% of GDP on health and consistently ranks among the top few countries in the world for life expectancy — one of the better value-for-money records anywhere.

Where this number comes from

Source Ministerio de Sanidad, Sistema Nacional de Salud
Figure refers to 2023
Last checked
Unit euros

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