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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Canada

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Canada in 2024 — 15.28%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.33 pp.

2024 15.28% +0.07 pp vs 2023
World rank 14of 22
Period maximum 16.61%2000
Period minimum 13.65%2020

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Canada, 2000–202413141516172000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 16.61%2001: 15.93%2002: 15.91%2003: 15.25%2004: 15.29%2005: 15.37%2006: 15.89%2007: 15.61%2008: 15.51%2009: 15.17%2010: 15.61%2011: 15.16%2012: 14.99%2013: 14.56%2014: 14.71%2015: 14.7%2016: 15.61%2017: 15.83%2018: 15.57%2019: 15.43%2020: 13.65%2021: 14.22%2022: 14.96%2023: 15.2%2024: 15.28%
Change over the period: −1.33 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.28 +0.07 pp
2023 15.2 +0.24 pp
2022 14.96 +0.74 pp
2021 14.22 +0.57 pp
2020 13.65 −1.78 pp
2019 15.43 −0.14 pp
2018 15.57 −0.26 pp
2017 15.83 +0.22 pp
2016 15.61 +0.9 pp
2015 14.7 −0.01 pp
2014 14.71 +0.15 pp
2013 14.56 −0.43 pp
2012 14.99 −0.17 pp
2011 15.16 −0.45 pp
2010 15.61 +0.44 pp
2009 15.17 −0.33 pp
2008 15.51 −0.11 pp
2007 15.61 −0.28 pp
2006 15.89 +0.52 pp
2005 15.37 +0.08 pp
2004 15.29 +0.04 pp
2003 15.25 −0.66 pp
2002 15.91 −0.02 pp
2001 15.93 −0.68 pp
2000 16.61 —

About the indicator

Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.

Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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