{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ee-long-term-care-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ee-long-term-care-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ee-long-term-care-expenditure-share/","title":"Estonia Long-Term Care Expenditure Share (2024)","description":"Estonia's Long-Term Care Expenditure Share: 11.5 % of current health expenditure in 2024, +0.6pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2016–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Estonia","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Estonia","temporal_coverage":"2016/2024","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Estonia Long-Term Care Expenditure Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2016–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"9"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Estonia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Estonia (2024)","value":"11.5","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.6pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.6pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"9","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Estonia Long-Term Care Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":9,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":8.98},{"period":"2017","value":9.19},{"period":"2018","value":9.16},{"period":"2019","value":9.4},{"period":"2020","value":9.46},{"period":"2021","value":9.23},{"period":"2022","value":9.94},{"period":"2023","value":10.86},{"period":"2024","value":11.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"11.5","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"10.9","yoyChange":"+1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"9.9","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"9.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"9.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to long-term care (health component) in Estonia. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2016–2024 (9 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 11.5 % of current health expenditure in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9 in 2016. The latest reading of 11.5 in 2024 represents a change of +0.6pp."}]}