Facts and figures: Spending on health
Total AOK expenditure in 2009: 64.3 billion euros
The four largest components of spending:
- Hospitals: 22.287 billion euros
- Doctors: 10.151 billion euros
- Dentists, dental prosthetics: 3.357 billion euros
- Drugs, dressings, appliances from pharmacies: 11.729 billion euros
Average AOK expenditure per member in 2009: 3.677 euros
The four largest components of spending:
- Hospitals: 1.274 euros
- Doctors: 580 euros
- Dentists, dental prosthetics: 202 euros
- Drugs, dressings, appliances from pharmacies: 670 euros
The AOK has 23.728.633 insured people all over Germany. Its market share is now 34.16 per cent.
(Figures quoted as of 2009)