Canada vs Late-demographic dividend: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Canada
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.3% against 6.3% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.8 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 14th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 193 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 5.1% | 4.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 5.4% | 5.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 6.1% | 5.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Canada or Late-demographic dividend?
- Canada, at 11.3% against 6.3% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Canada and Late-demographic dividend?
- 5.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Late-demographic dividend?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Canada ranks 14th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.