Total disease burden in Canada
Canada: Total disease burden was 10.89 million DALYs in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total disease burden in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
Canada recorded 10.89 million DALYs for total disease burden in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Canada peaked at 10.89 million DALYs in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.02 million DALYs, in 2000.
Canada ranks 53rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.41 million DALYs | 8.02 million DALYs | 8.81 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.47 million DALYs | 8.86 million DALYs | 10.15 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.85 million DALYs | 10.81 million DALYs | 10.89 million DALYs | 2 |
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More health data for Canada
- Number of infants who die before age 1 385 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 20.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 216,465 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden in Canada?
- Total disease burden in Canada was 10.89 million DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10.89 million DALYs in 2021.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 million DALYs in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for total disease burden?
- Canada ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.