{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"is-long-term-care-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-long-term-care-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-long-term-care-expenditure-share/","title":"Iceland Long-Term Care Expenditure Share (2024)","description":"Iceland's Long-Term Care Expenditure Share: 19.9 % of current health expenditure in 2024, +0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2016–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Iceland","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Iceland","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":"Iceland 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":"Iceland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Iceland (2024)","value":"19.9","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"9","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Iceland Long-Term Care Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":9,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":20.32},{"period":"2017","value":19.55},{"period":"2018","value":19.41},{"period":"2019","value":19.52},{"period":"2020","value":19.9},{"period":"2021","value":19.97},{"period":"2022","value":20.14},{"period":"2023","value":19.45},{"period":"2024","value":19.93}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"19.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"19.4","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"20.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"20.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"19.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"19.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"19.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"19.6","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"20.3","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 Iceland. 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 20.3 % of current health expenditure in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 19.4 in 2018. The latest reading of 19.9 in 2024 represents a change of +0.5pp."}]}