Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Canada
Canada: Annual healthcare expenditure per capita was 7,646 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Canada stood at 7,646. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Canada peaked at 7,646 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,406, in 2000.
Canada ranks 13th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,406 | — |
| 2001 | 2,591 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 2,727 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 2,897 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 3,057 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 3,262 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 3,537 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 3,711 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 3,850 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 4,136 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 4,267 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4,308 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4,431 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 4,595 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 4,678 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4,774 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5,104 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 5,241 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5,427 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 5,555 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 6,301 | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 7,017 | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 7,066 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7,355 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 7,646 | +4.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 7,646 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,333, 1.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,218 | 2,406 | 4,136 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,838 | 4,267 | 5,555 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,077 | 6,301 | 7,646 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Canada?
- Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Canada was 7,646 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7,646 in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,406 in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for annual healthcare expenditure per capita?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual healthcare expenditure per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual healthcare expenditure per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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