Table 2 Health care estimated spending for the 100 most expensive health conditions of the 144 health conditions analyzed
Rank (high to low) | Health category | Health care spending, 2019 NOK billion | Type of care (% of health care spending, by rows) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GPs | Phys. Chiro. | Day patient | Out-patient | Inpatient | Drugs | Home-based LTC | Nursing homes | |||
Total | 313.9 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 12.9 | 33.6 | 6.0 | 16.9 | 19.2 | |
1 | Dementias | 31.92 | 0.4 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 20.1 | 77.7 |
2 | Falls | 14.52 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 51.7 | 1.2 | 19.2 | 10.5 |
3 | Intellectual disability | 14.42 | 0.4 | 0.1 | <0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | <0.1 | 75.1 | 22.7 |
4 | Cerebrovascular disease | 14.28 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 20.0 | 0.9 | 32.4 | 43.4 |
5 | Schizophrenia | 10.20 | 1.3 | <0.1 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 46.6 | 2.7 | 31.0 | 9.1 |
6 | Anxiety disorders | 9.56 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 43.4 | 35.5 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 2.5 |
7 | Sense organ diseases | 9.34 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 32.6 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 10.6 | 24.6 |
8 | Diabetes mellitus | 8.72 | 8.8 | <0.1 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 15.0 | 18.1 | 22.7 | 28.2 |
9 | Skin and subcutaneous | 8.64 | 17.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 13.8 | 23.0 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 23.2 |
10 | Depressive disorders | 8.47 | 10.1 | <0.1 | 0.2 | 25.2 | 41.2 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 9.6 |
11 | Other musculoskeletal | 8.03 | 24.3 | 14.5 | 10.6 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 3.2 |
12 | Urinary diseases/male infertility | 6.48 | 11.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 44.2 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 7.2 |
13 | Low back and neck pain | 6.35 | 19.1 | 19.9 | 2.1 | 10.6 | 29.6 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 2.4 |
14 | Lower respiratory tract infect. | 6.13 | 5.4 | <0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 69.9 | 3.4 | 17.1 | 3.0 |
15 | Drug use disorders | 5.41 | 3.1 | <0.1 | 0.5 | 15.1 | 68.3 | 2.7 | 7.9 | 2.5 |
16 | Osteoarthritis | 4.79 | 5.3 | 12.1 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 56.9 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 8.2 |
17 | Endocrine/metab./blood/imm. | 4.48 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 14.4 | 34.5 | 13.1 | 7.3 | 19.4 |
18 | Gynecological diseases | 4.48 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 17.7 | 8.0 | 12.9 | 21.9 |
19 | Other digestive diseases | 4.42 | 13.1 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 15.6 | 34.5 | 8.8 | 12.5 | 10.2 |
20 | Ischemic heart disease | 4.32 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 72.9 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
21 | Epilepsy | 4.28 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 43.2 | 29.4 |
22 | Other unintentional injuries | 4.27 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 14.1 | 53.8 | 2.2 | 10.6 | 3.5 |
23 | Heart Failure | 4.20 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 36.7 | 4.6 | 32.7 | 18.1 |
24 | Parkinson's disease | 4.14 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 34.8 | 49.1 |
25 | Pregnancy and postpart. care | 4.10 | 7.4 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 86.5 | 0.2 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
26 | Alcohol use disorders | 3.93 | 3.1 | <0.1 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 45.2 | 0.6 | 23.0 | 16.8 |
27 | Bipolar disorder | 3.64 | 3.9 | <0.1 | 0.2 | 16.4 | 55.7 | 3.8 | 16.0 | 3.9 |
28 | Multiple sclerosis | 3.61 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 17.0 | 19.7 | 1.7 | 41.1 | 13.6 |
29 | Atrial fibrillation and flutter | 3.54 | 11.4 | <0.1 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 34.7 | 33.4 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
30 | Other chronic respiratory | 3.35 | 19.1 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 23.0 | 21.5 | 17.4 | 6.1 | 0.8 |
31 | Chronic kidney diseases | 3.35 | 1.5 | <0.1 | 0.8 | 47.8 | 28.6 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 10.6 |
32 | Colon and rectum cancers | 3.25 | 1.9 | <0.1 | 0.9 | 23.3 | 68.4 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
33 | COPD | 3.23 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 50.3 | 18.5 | 11.4 | 3.6 |
34 | Other cardiovascular | 3.06 | 2.6 | <0.1 | 5.0 | 11.2 | 60.3 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 9.7 |
35 | Other neurological disorders | 3.02 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 14.9 | 23.6 | 0.8 | 39.7 | 8.6 |
36 | Congenital anomalies | 2.93 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 36.2 | 0.8 | 30.7 | 17.6 |
37 | ADHD | 2.83 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 50.5 | 16.8 | 19.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 |
38 | Treatment of hypertension | 2.78 | 32.9 | <0.1 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 14.2 | 33.5 | 0.7 | 12.8 |
39 | Other mental | 2.67 | 16.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 27.2 | 39.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 2.4 |
40 | Breast cancer | 2.51 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 43.4 | 29.8 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 9.9 |
41 | Well baby | 2.39 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 100.0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
42 | Trachea, bronc., & lung cancers | 2.11 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 30.9 | 53.2 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 7.0 |
43 | Well person | 1.94 | 75.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 12.6 | 6.5 | <0.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
44 | Inflammatory bowel disease | 1.93 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 47.8 | 25.8 | 14.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
45 | Other neoplasms | 1.87 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 24.0 | 58.2 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 1.5 |
46 | Eating disorders | 1.83 | 1.3 | <0.1 | 0.2 | 31.7 | 62.1 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
47 | Asthma | 1.76 | 16.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 15.8 | 11.7 | 48.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
48 | Upper respiratory tract infect, | 1.74 | 69.8 | <0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 15.4 | 11.6 | 0.1 | <0.1 |
49 | Other infectious diseases | 1.69 | 16.9 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 41.8 | 3.9 | 9.5 | 18.9 |
50 | Gallbladder and biliary | 1.69 | 2.7 | <0.1 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 74.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 5.9 |
51 | Prostate cancer | 1.67 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 30.5 | 44.1 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
52 | Rheumatoid arthritis | 1.61 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 22.0 | 22.6 | 12.9 | 8.8 | 13.7 |
53 | Autistic spectrum disorders | 1.59 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.9 | 38.5 | 25.6 | <0.1 | 18.1 | 16.9 |
54 | Transport injuries | 1.38 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 55.0 | 3.7 | 13.2 | 4.2 |
55 | Brain and nerv. cancers | 1.26 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 53.6 | 0.3 | 16.1 | 17.2 |
56 | Leukemia | 1.24 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 18.7 | 72.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
57 | Multiple myeloma | 1.19 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 3.0 | 39.4 | 54.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
58 | Migraine | 1.16 | 32.0 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 15.0 | 11.2 | 32.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
59 | Preterm birth complications | 1.00 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 98.5 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.5 |
60 | Non-melanoma skin cancer | 0.97 | 31.9 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 37.6 | 15.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
61 | Inguinal or femoral hernia | 0.96 | 2.5 | <0.1 | 28.4 | 8.7 | 26.3 | <0.1 | 5.9 | 28.1 |
62 | Peripheral vascular disease | 0.95 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 8.9 | 68.3 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 11.2 |
63 | Iron-deficiency anemia | 0.94 | 14.8 | <0.1 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 50.3 | 5.7 | 16.6 | 5.0 |
64 | Treatment of hyperlipidemia | 0.91 | 14.0 | <0.1 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 73.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
65 | Other maternal disorders | 0.89 | 37.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 30.3 | 25.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
66 | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 0.88 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 26.8 | 65.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
67 | Other nutritional deficiencies | 0.84 | 20.3 | <0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 22.0 | 15.2 | 34.7 |
68 | Self-harm and interpers. | 0.80 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 42.6 | 11.3 | 17.1 | 3.2 |
69 | Peptic ulcer disease | 0.79 | 1.3 | <0.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 36.7 | 7.9 | 23.7 | 27.8 |
70 | Cirrhosis of the liver | 0.76 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 7.7 | 68.7 | 4.1 | 10.4 | 3.7 |
71 | Protein-energy malnutrition | 0.74 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 20.4 | <0.1 | 41.4 | 34.2 |
72 | Aortic aneurysm | 0.70 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 2.1 | 8.8 | 87.2 | <0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
73 | Oral disorders | 0.70 | 8.5 | <0.1 | 4.9 | 22.2 | 46.1 | 3.7 | 11.8 | 2.6 |
74 | Other neonatal disorders | 0.69 | 0.5 | <0.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 90.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
75 | Counselling services | 0.69 | 53.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 19.0 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
76 | Treatment of obesity | 0.68 | 13.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 31.9 | 38.7 | <0.1 | 7.8 | 6.4 |
77 | Malignant skin melanoma | 0.65 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 3.6 | 49.4 | 40.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
78 | Paralytic ileus; intest. obstruct. | 0.65 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 95.1 | <0.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
79 | Bladder cancer | 0.64 | 1.7 | <0.1 | 5.9 | 28.1 | 59.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
80 | Kidney cancer | 0.61 | 1.9 | <0.1 | 1.8 | 13.5 | 77.4 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
81 | Pancreatic cancer | 0.60 | 2.3 | <0.1 | 0.8 | 16.1 | 70.5 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 3.7 |
82 | Septicemia | 0.58 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 69.3 | 0.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 |
83 | Appendicitis | 0.58 | 1.6 | <0.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 92.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
84 | Diarrheal diseases | 0.55 | 18.2 | <0.1 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 65.6 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
85 | Family planning | 0.54 | 33.1 | <0.1 | 9.4 | 15.2 | 0.2 | 42.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
86 | Hepatitis | 0.52 | 1.6 | <0.1 | 1.7 | 14.6 | 26.3 | 3.8 | 39.2 | 12.7 |
87 | Ovarian cancer | 0.51 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 4.6 | 31.3 | 55.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 5.8 |
88 | Pancreatitis | 0.51 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 81.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 11.5 |
89 | Conduct disorder | 0.49 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 38.3 | 33.7 | 2.9 | 8.9 | 4.1 |
90 | Uterine cancer | 0.46 | 2.7 | <0.1 | 23.0 | 26.8 | 45.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
91 | HIV/AIDS | 0.45 | 0.8 | <0.1 | 5.1 | 23.7 | 68.5 | <0.1 | 1.9 | <0.1 |
92 | Acute renal failure | 0.44 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 75.0 | 17.1 | 4.6 | 1.6 |
93 | Interstitial lung; pulm. sarc | 0.40 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 1.7 | 16.7 | 49.1 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.5 |
94 | Stomach cancer | 0.37 | 1.6 | <0.1 | 0.7 | 16.4 | 73.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
95 | Mouth cancer | 0.31 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 1.9 | 19.5 | 71.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
96 | Cardiomyopathy; myocarditis | 0.31 | 1.7 | <0.1 | 1.6 | 10.5 | 84.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
97 | Otitis media | 0.30 | 41.5 | <0.1 | 14.9 | 29.2 | 12.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | <0.1 |
98 | Endocarditis | 0.28 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 98.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | <0.1 |
99 | Complications of abortion | 0.27 | 6.0 | <0.1 | 20.9 | 28.4 | 42.5 | 2.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
100 | Gout | 0.27 | 20.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 33.5 | 25.1 | 7.0 | 4.1 |