Average weekly household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and other healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income decile group
(in GBP)
Characteristic
Average weekly household expenditure in GBP
Lowest income decile
1.3
Second decile
2.2
Third decile
1.8
Fourth decile
2.1
Fifth decile
2.4
Sixth decile
2.8
Seventh decile
2.7
Eighth decile
4.3
Ninth decile
3.5
Highest income decile
3.4
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* The figures show weekly expenditure of households divided into decile groups, ranging from households with the lowest ten percent gross income up to those with the highest gross income. Figures include sports admissions, subscriptions, leisure class fees and equipment hire.
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Medicine and prescriptions: weekly UK household expenditure by gross income 2020
The statistic shows the average household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and other healthcare products fees and equipment hire in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income decile group. Households in the eighth decile income group spent an average of 4.30 British pounds a week on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 16, 2021). Average weekly household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and other healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income decile group (in GBP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/822377/medicine-and-prescriptions-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average weekly household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and other healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income decile group (in GBP)." Chart. March 16, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/822377/medicine-and-prescriptions-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Average weekly household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and other healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income decile group (in GBP). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/822377/medicine-and-prescriptions-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Medicines, Prescriptions and Other Healthcare Products in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020, by Gross Income Decile Group (in Gbp)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Mar 2021, /statistics/822377/medicine-and-prescriptions-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average weekly household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and other healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income decile group (in GBP) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/822377/medicine-and-prescriptions-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Average weekly household expenditure on medicines, prescriptions and other healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income decile group (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/822377/medicine-and-prescriptions-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
