Table 2 Current expenditure on health, by function of care. 1997-2005. NOK million

2	Current expenditure on health, by function of care. 1997-2005. NOK million

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004¹	2005¹


Total expenditure on health	94 008	105 500	115 711	124 728	135 266	150 029	159 572	167 259	175 582
HC 1.1 In-patient curative care	25 231	28 508	30 020	32 193	34 031	37 447	38 575	²46 085	²48 810
HC 1.2 Day cases of curative care	2 135	2 461	2 909	3 089	4 270	4 989	5 749
HC 1.3-1.4 Out-patient curative care	18 904	19 964	21 628	22 665	24 372	26 936	29 297	30 707	32 400
HC 2 Services of rehabilitative care	1 417	1 503	1 556	1 638	1 854	2 043	2 106	2 222	2 492
HC 3.1 In-patient long-term nursing care	13 781	15 609	17 544	19 560	21 077	23 447	25 060	26 142	27 555
HC 3.3 Long-term nursing care: home care	5 738	6 681	7 853	9 104	10 067	11 623	12 768	13 201	13 923
HC 4.1 Clinical laboratory and diagnostic imaging	3 265	3 584	3 925	4 129	4 613	4 961	5 657	5 984	6 395
HC 4.3 Patient transport and emergency rescue	2 232	2 416	2 529	2 747	2 979	3 443	3 834	4 121	4 355
HC 5 Medical goods dispensed to out-patients	13 123	14 574	15 608	17 655	18 796	21 311	22 000	23 398	24 186
HC 6-7 Prevention and health administration	2 547	2 720	3 192	3 453	3 429	4 300	4 263	4 421	4 659
Total current expenditure on health	88 373	98 021	106 766	116 232	125 488	140 501	149 310	156 281	164 772
HC R.1 Capital formation of health care provider institutions	5 635	7 480	8 945	8 496	9 778	9 528	10 262	10 978	10 807

¹	Preliminary figures.
²	Not separated for the preliminary figures.