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Table 6.

Estimation of obesity – related expenditure in Uruguay 2000 – 2016.

Indicators	% used	2000	2005	2010	2015	2016
Indicators	% used	Value	Value	Value	Value	Estimated:
Total health expenditure (public and private) in Uruguay expressed as % of GDP according to WB		9.1	8.6	8.4	9.2	9.1
GDP (millions of current U$S) according to WB		22,823	17,363	40,284	53,274	52,420
Health expenditure in Uruguay in millions of current U$S		2,072	1,499	3,381	4,914	4,770
Estimates based on studies by Finkelstein et al. (2003). Estimation of direct expenditure in obesity in USA 1998 [9.1%]	Minimum 9%	187	135	304	442	429
Total health expenditure in Uruguay as % of GDP		0.82%	0.78%	0.76%	0.83%	0.82%
Public health expenditure in Uruguay as % of GDP		4.2	4.5	5.2	6.4	6.4
Public health expenditure in millions of current dollars		949	774	2,077	3,431	3,355
Estimate based on studies of MacEwan et al. (2014). Estimated public direct expenditure in USA (2009) [15.2%]	Maximum 15%	142	116	312	515	503
Total health expenditure as % of GDP of maximum		0.62%	0.67%	0.77%	0.97%	0.96%

Indicators	% used	2000	2005	2010	2015	2016
Indicators	% used	Value	Value	Value	Value	Estimated:
Total health expenditure (public and private) in Uruguay expressed as % of GDP according to WB		9.1	8.6	8.4	9.2	9.1
GDP (millions of current U$S) according to WB		22,823	17,363	40,284	53,274	52,420
Health expenditure in Uruguay in millions of current U$S		2,072	1,499	3,381	4,914	4,770
Estimates based on studies by Finkelstein et al. (2003). Estimation of direct expenditure in obesity in USA 1998 [9.1%]	Minimum 9%	187	135	304	442	429
Total health expenditure in Uruguay as % of GDP		0.82%	0.78%	0.76%	0.83%	0.82%
Public health expenditure in Uruguay as % of GDP		4.2	4.5	5.2	6.4	6.4
Public health expenditure in millions of current dollars		949	774	2,077	3,431	3,355
Estimate based on studies of MacEwan et al. (2014). Estimated public direct expenditure in USA (2009) [15.2%]	Maximum 15%	142	116	312	515	503
Total health expenditure as % of GDP of maximum		0.62%	0.67%	0.77%	0.97%	0.96%

Source: Own data