The reference tools · 01
Chiffres.
Every load-bearing number in the French healthcare system — rounded for legibility, qualified where the statistics are, and sourced on each entry.
The headline figures
Approximate, by design≈12%
of GDP spent on health — among the highest shares in the world
OECD Health Statistics (approx.)≈9%
of health spending paid out of pocket — among the lowest in the EU
OECD/DREES (approx.)≈96%
of residents carry a complementary mutuelle
DREES (approx.)≈6M
people without a regular médecin traitant — the system's open gap
Assurance Maladie (approx., confirm at build)One visit, in euros
The full explainer →€30You see a GP. The médecin-traitant consultation fee is set nationally — the same in Paris and the Creuse.
2sThe card transmits. Your carte Vitale files the claim on the spot. No paper form.
€19The state repays. Assurance Maladie reimburses 70% of the fee, minus the €2 flat participation, within days.
€9The mutuelle tops up. Complementary insurance clears the remaining 30%. You are left with the €2.
Figures are rounded for legibility and qualified as approximate where the underlying statistics move. Full tables and sources sit on each explainer — see Sources.