Canada vs Early-demographic dividend: Domestic general government health expenditure
Canada
17.8%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend
9.6%
in 2018
Canada rank
19th
Early-demographic dividend rank
20th
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- Canada
- Early-demographic dividend
How they compare
Canada currently reports 17.8% against 9.6% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.8 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 19th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 193 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Early-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 7.9% | 8.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 9.4% | 9.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Canada or Early-demographic dividend?
- Canada, at 17.8% against 9.6% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Canada and Early-demographic dividend?
- 8.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Early-demographic dividend?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Canada and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Canada ranks 19th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.