Table 2 Current expenditure on health, by function of care. 1997-2004. NOK million

2	Current expenditure on health, by function of care. 1997-2004. NOK million

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003¹	2004¹


Total expenditure on health	94 008	105 500	115 711	124 728	135 266	150 029	160 819	167 894
HC 1.1 In-patient curative care	25 231	28 508	30 020	32 193	34 031	37 447	²45 997	²48 101
HC 1.2 Day cases of curative care	2 135	2 461	2 909	3 089	4 270	4 989
HC 1.3-1.4 Out-patient curative care	18 904	19 964	21 628	22 665	24 372	26 936	28 743	29 692
HC 2 Services of rehabilitative care	1 417	1 503	1 556	1 638	1 854	2 043	2 199	2 301
HC 3.1 In-patient long-term nursing care	13 781	15 609	17 544	19 560	21 077	23 447	24 620	25 507
HC 3.3 Long-term nursing care: home care	5 738	6 681	7 853	9 104	10 067	11 623	12 204	12 643
HC 4.1 Clinical laboratory and diagnostic imaging	3 265	3 584	3 925	4 129	4 613	4 961	5 362	5 620
HC 4.3 Patient transport and emergency rescue	2 232	2 416	2 529	2 747	2 979	3 443	3 653	3 812
HC 5 Medical goods dispensed to out-patients	13 123	14 574	15 608	17 655	18 796	21 311	21 925	23 397
HC 6-7 Prevention and health administration	2 547	2 720	3 192	3 453	3 429	4 300	4 552	4 780
Total current expenditure on health	88 373	98 021	106 766	116 232	125 488	140 501	149 255	155 853
HC R.1 Capital formation of health care provider institutions	5 635	7 480	8 945	8 496	9 778	9 528	11 564	12 042

¹	Preliminary figures.
²	Not separated into HC 1.1 and HC 1.2 in the preliminary figures.