How much does canada spend on healthcare?

By Carmen Chai Senior National Online Journalist, Health Global News By the end of 2013, Canadians will have racked up a bill of $211 billion on health care, a new report says. read more

Health Spending In 2017, total health expenditure in Canada is expected to reach $242 billion, or $ 6,604 per person. It is anticipated that, overall, health spending will represent 11.5% of Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP). read more

Canadian health-care spending was $104 per capita. However, that accounted for a slightly higher percentage of GDP per capita (5.5 per cent) because Canadian GDP per capita ($1,873) was significantly lower than U.S. GDP per capita ($2,865). read more