Percentage of weekly household expenditure going on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020*, by disposable income decile group
Disposable income decile group*
Lowest ten percent
Second decile group
Third decile group
Fourth decile group
Fifth decile group
Sixth decile group
Seventh decile group
Eighth decile group
Ninth decile group
Highest ten percent
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* The figures show weekly expenditure of households divided into decile groups, ranging from households with the lowest ten percent disposable income up to those with the highest disposable income.
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Share of UK household spend on medical products, by disposable income group 2020
This statistic shows the percentage share of total weekly household expenditure going on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products etc in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by disposable income decile group. Households in the seventh decile group spent an average of *** percent of their weekly household expenditure on medical products.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 16, 2021). Percentage of weekly household expenditure going on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020*, by disposable income decile group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/822539/medical-products-share-of-household-spend-in-the-uk-by-disposable-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of weekly household expenditure going on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020*, by disposable income decile group." Chart. March 16, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/822539/medical-products-share-of-household-spend-in-the-uk-by-disposable-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Percentage of weekly household expenditure going on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020*, by disposable income decile group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/822539/medical-products-share-of-household-spend-in-the-uk-by-disposable-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Weekly Household Expenditure Going on Medicines, Prescriptions and Healthcare Products in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020*, by Disposable Income Decile Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Mar 2021, /statistics/822539/medical-products-share-of-household-spend-in-the-uk-by-disposable-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of weekly household expenditure going on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020*, by disposable income decile group ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/822539/medical-products-share-of-household-spend-in-the-uk-by-disposable-income/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Percentage of weekly household expenditure going on medicines, prescriptions and healthcare products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020*, by disposable income decile group [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/822539/medical-products-share-of-household-spend-in-the-uk-by-disposable-income/
