Health spending per person by source in Canada
Canada: Health spending per person by source was 5,367 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,367
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
14th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5,367
in 2024
All-time low
1,753
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Health spending per person by source in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 5,367 for health spending per person by source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending per person by source in Canada peaked at 5,367 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,753, in 2000.
Canada ranks 14th 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.
Health spending per person by source in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,753 | — |
| 2001 | 1,886 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 1,975 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 2,119 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 2,234 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 2,383 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 2,459 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 2,586 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 2,689 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2,907 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 2,984 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 3,028 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,127 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3,261 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 3,312 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 3,384 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 3,567 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 3,650 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 3,778 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 3,863 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4,655 | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 5,102 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 5,017 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 5,172 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 5,367 | +3.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 5,367 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,794, 1.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,299 | 1,753 | 2,907 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,395 | 2,984 | 3,863 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,062 | 4,655 | 5,367 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5024 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending per person by source in Canada?
- Health spending per person by source in Canada was 5,367 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending per person by source recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5,367 in 2024.
- What is the lowest health spending per person by source recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,753 in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for health spending per person by source?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health spending per person by source rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. 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 Health spending per person by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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