Heart failure and economics: cost of heart failure in industrialised countries related to total health care costs
| Country (year) | Cost | Percentage of total health care expenditure (%) |
| US (1989) | US$9 billion | 1.5 |
| France (1990) | FF11.4 billion | 1.9 |
| UK (1990-91) | £360 million | 1.2 |
| Netherlands | NLG444 million | 1.0 |
US$1 = £0.63, FF5.00, NLG1.60 (October 1995 exchange rates).
FF, French francs; NLG, Netherlands guilders; £, pounds sterling.