Facts and figures: Spending on health
Total AOK expenditure in 2008: 61.2 billion euros
The four largest components of spending:
- Hospitals: 21.012 billion euros
- Doctors: 9.140 billion euros
- Dentists, dental prosthetics: 3.469 billion euros
- Drugs, dressings, appliances from pharmacies: 11.368 billion euros
Average AOK expenditure per member in 2008: 3,485 euros
The four largest components of spending:
- Hospitals: 1.197 euros
- Doctors: 521 euros
- Dentists, dental prosthetics: 198 euros
- Drugs, dressings, appliances from pharmacies: 647 euros
The AOK has 23,662,699 insured people all over Germany. Its market share is now 34.18 per cent.
(Figures quoted as of 2008)