Canada has a system of health care that is financed through taxation and public funding. As of 2024, the total per capita expenditure in Canada for health care was estimated to be about ******* Canadian dollars. This is an increase from the previous years and a significant increase from the *****, just prior to the implementation of the 1984 Canadian Health Act. The Canadian health system Canada has one of the highest health expenditures as a percentage of GDP among developed countries. The Canadian health care system is funded and administered by the provinces and territories. There are several principles that the system is founded on: public administration of the system is non-profit, plans must be comprehensive, all residents must be able to access the public health care system, health care should be accessible to anyone anywhere in Canada, and there should be few barriers to accessing healthcare. Despite the attempts at making the system equal across Canada, there are still major differences. For example, Nunavut has some of the highest per capita provincial/territorial governmental health care spending in all of Canada. Health financing in Canada Between the public and private sectors of Canada’s health system, the public sector is responsible for a majority of the health expenditures. Provincial governments are responsible for most of the health care funding, followed by direct federal funds. Drug expenditures, however, are primarily financed through private sector resources.

In 2024, the out-of-pocket health care payments in Canada were projected to come to an average of approximately ***** Canadian dollars per capita, an increase from the previous year. This statistic depicts the per capita out-of-pocket health care payments in Canada from 2010 to 2024.

The amount of provincial/territorial government spending per capita in Canada is highly dependent on territory or region. It was forecasted that in 2024, Nunavut would have the highest government health expenditures per capita among all territories and provinces with some ****** Canadian dollars being spent on health care per capita. Ontario, on the other hand, had one of the lowest government health expenditures per capita forecasted for 2024 with just ***** Canadian dollars being spent per person, less than a third of Nunavut. Health spending in Canada Canada is one of the countries with the highest health expenditures globally. Other countries include the U.S., Germany, and France. Health care spending in Canada, much like the rest of the world, has been increasing. Recent data suggests that hospitals, drugs, and physicians account for the largest proportions of health care spending in Canada. Canadian medication costs Despite being one of the top health expenses in Canada, the expenditures on drugs as a percentage of the total health spending in Canada has actually decreased over time. There are several drug classes that have exceeded others in terms of spending. Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors, antivirals for hepatitis C, and anti-neovascularization agents were the drug classes that accounted for the largest proportions of total public drug program spending in 2022. Alongside the increased spending in prescription drugs in Canada, non-prescription drug spending has also increased in Canada.

In 2024, the United States had the ******* per capita health expenditure among OECD countries. At that time, per capita health expenditure in the U.S. amounted over ******** U.S. dollars, significantly higher than in Switzerland, the country with the ************** per capita health expenditure. Norway, Germany and, the Netherlands are also within the top five countries with the highest per capita health expenditure. The United States also spent the highest share of it’s gross domestic product on health care, with **** percent of its GDP spent on health care services. Health Expenditure in the U.S. The United States is the highest spending country worldwide when it comes to health care. In 2023, total health expenditure in the U.S. came close to **** trillion dollars. Expenditure as a percentage of GDP is projected to increase to approximately ** percent by the year 2033. Distribution of Health Expenditure in the U.S. Health expenditure in the United States is spread out across multiple categories such as nursing home facilities, home health care, and prescription drugs. As of 2023, the majority of health expenditure in the United States was spent on hospital care, accounting for a bit less than *** third of all health spending. Hospital care was followed by spending on physician and clinical services which accounted for ** percent of overall health expenditure.

In 2024, it was expected that hospital expenditures in Ontario would average ******* Canadian dollars per person. This statistic depicts a forecast of the hospital expenditure per capita in Canada's provinces for 2024.

In 2024, it was forecasted that hospital expenditures in Canada would average ***** Canadian dollars per person, which represents over a quarter of the total expenditure in healthcare per capita. Per capita health expenditures tend to differ among provinces partially due to differences in age distribution. This statistic displays a forecast of the total health expenditures per capita in Canada, by use of funds, in 2024.

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Gel Documentation Systems Market Size 2024-2028

The gel documentation systems market size is forecast to increase by USD 38.8 million, at a CAGR of 2.64% between 2023 and 2028. The market's expansion hinges on several key factors, including the heightened adoption of molecular biology techniques in clinical settings, the boost in automation within the healthcare sector, and the continual growth of healthcare spending. The integration of molecular biology methods into clinical practice has enhanced diagnostic accuracy and treatment efficacy, driving market demand. Additionally, automation in healthcare operations streamlines processes reduces errors, and improves patient care outcomes. The upward trajectory of healthcare expenditure further propels market growth, enabling investment in advanced technologies and innovative healthcare solutions. These factors collectively contribute to the market's evolution and the delivery of enhanced healthcare services to meet the rising demands of patients and healthcare providers alike

What will be the size of the Market During the Forecast Period?

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Market Segmentation

By Product

The market share growth by the instruments segment will be significant during the forecast period. Gel documentation systems or instruments serve as enclosed darkrooms to block external light from entering the inside. These instruments are used to image gels, tissues, arrays, and more.

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The instruments segment showed a gradual increase in the market share of USD 113.5 million in 2018. Gel documentation systems or instruments are used for the detection, quantitation, and analysis of proteins and nucleic acids in gels and on membranes. Their increasing application in hospitals and diagnostic centers for various research procedures will drive the growth of the segment and, in turn, the market in focus during the forecast period.

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North America is estimated to contribute 33% to the growth of the global market during the forecast period. Technavio's analysts have elaborately explained the regional trends and drivers that shape the market during the forecast period. The molecular diagnostics market is growing at a steady rate in North America. The molecular diagnostics space in the region is generating huge interest from corporate giants, as these companies can expand their presence in the healthcare market through acquisitions or explore newer avenues for revenue generation.

Additionally, the large number of genetic tests that are available for a range of conditions and the high rate at which newer genetic tests are being developed in this region indicates that the market will continue to grow during the forecast period as most of these tests where DNA or protein analysis is required, a gel documentation system will be used.

Market Dynamics and Customer Landscape

The market is fueled by the increasing demand for imaging and recording of biological samples in various fields such as diagnostic laboratories, pharmaceutical corporations, and biotechnology corporations. These systems facilitate the visualization of nucleic acids and proteins separated on polyacrylamide and agarose gels, utilizing dyes like ethidium bromide and fluorophores such as SYBR Green. Advancements in computer vision techniques enable precise protein quantification and analysis. With the rise in research activities involving microscopy and cellular analysis, the demand for gel imaging and documentation systems, including those compatible with digital systems, continues to grow.

Key Market Driver

Increasing healthcare expenditure is notably driving market growth. The rising prevalence of infectious diseases and the growing disposable income of consumers have increased the spending on healthcare across the world. Besides, the growing awareness of the need for the early management of infectious and chronic diseases among people has made them look for timely medical help.

Moreover, the expenditure on healthcare is generally higher in developed countries. Emerging markets, such as China, India, and Brazil, are also witnessing a favorable increase in healthcare spending due to the rising disposable income of the people. Healthcare expenditure in China is expected to grow at an average of 8.4 % annually and reach USD 2,297.3 billion by 2035, from around USD 508.9 billion in 2014. In the US, the FY 2022 budget proposed USD 131.8 billion in discretionary budget authority and USD 1.5 trillion in mandatory funding. Such an increase in healthcare expenditure is expected to drive the market during the forecast period.

Significant Market Trends

Increasing patient awareness on the importance of early diagnosis is an emerging trend in the market. Many or

(StatCan Product) Customization details: This information product has been customized to present information on average household expenditures by household type, housing tenure and size of area of residence in Alberta for 2009. Detailed Average Household Expenditure by Housing Tenure Household Types (13): 1) All households 2) One-person households - Total 3) One-person households - Person aged 65 and over 4) Couple households - Total 5) Couple households - Both aged 65 and over 6) Couple households - Without additional persons, without children 7) Couple households - Without additional persons, with children 8) Couple households - With additional persons 9) Lone-parent households - Total 10) Lone-parent households - Female-headed 11) Other households - Total 12) Other households - All persons related 13) Other households - At least one person unrelated The expenditures reported are from these 14 main categories which are broken down even further within this information product: - Food - Shelter - Household Operation - Household Furnishings and Equipment - Clothing - Transportation - Health Care - Personal Care - Recreation - Reading materials and other printed matter - Education - Tobacco Products and Alcoholic Beverages - Games of Chance (Net) - Miscellaneous Expenditures The following are also presented: - Total Expenditures - Total Current Consumption - Personal Taxes - Personal insurance payments and pension contributions - Gifts of money and contributions Detailed Average Household Expenditure by Household Type Housing tenure types (5): 1) All owners 2) Owners without mortgage 3) Owners with mortgage 4) Renters 5) Mixed tenure The expenditures reported are the same as the 14 categories listed above which are broken down even further. Detailed Average Household Expediture by Size of Area of Residence Size of Area of Residence Types (5): 1) All classes 2) All rural 3) Population centres under 30,000 4) Population centres 30,000 - 99,999 5) Population centres 500,000 - 999,999 The expenditures reported are the same as the 14 categories listed above which are broken down even further. Survey of Household Spending The Survey of Household Spending is carried out annually across Canada in the ten provinces. Data for the territories are available for 1998, 1999 and every second year thereafter. The main purpose of the survey is to obtain detailed information about household spending during the reference year (previous calendar year). Information is also collected about dwelling characteristics as well as household equipment. The survey data are used by the following groups: - Government departments use the data to help formulate policy; - Community groups, social agencies and consumer groups use the data to support their positions and to lobby governments for social changes; - Lawyers and their clients use the data to determine what is fair for child support and other compensation; - Labour and contract negotiators rely on the data when discussing wage and cost-of-living clauses; - Individuals and families can use the data to compare their spending habits with those of similar types of households. Conducted since 1997, the Survey of Household Spending integrates most of the content found in the Family Expenditure Survey (FAMEX, record number 3504) and the Household Facilities and Equipment Survey (HFE, record number 3505). As of the 2004 reference year, the Homeowner Repair and Renovation Survey (HRRS, record number 3886) was integrated into the Survey of Household Spending.

IntroductionIncidence and prevalence data are needed for the planning, funding, delivery and evaluation of injury prevention and health care programs. The objective of this study was to estimate the Canadian traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) incidence, prevalence and trends over time using national-level health administrative data.MethodsICD-10 CA codes were used to identify the cases for the hospital admission and discharge incidence rates of TSCI in Canada from 2005 to 2016. Provincial estimates were calculated using the location of the admitting facility. Age and sex-specific incidence rates were set to the 2015/2016 rates for the 2017 to 2019 estimates. Annual incidence rates were used as input for the prevalence model that applied annual survivorship rates derived from life expectancy data.ResultsFor 2019, it was estimated that there were 1,199 cases (32.0 per million) of TSCI admitted to hospitals, with 123 (10% of admissions) in-hospital deaths and 1,076 people with TSCI (28.7 per million) were discharged in Canada. The estimated number of people living with TSCI was 30,239 (804/million); 15,533 (52%) with paraplegia and 14,706 (48%) with tetraplegia. Trends included an increase in the number of people injured each year from 874 to 1,199 incident cases (37%), an older average age at injury rising from 46.6 years to 54.3 years and a larger proportion over the age of 65 changing from 22 to 38%, during the 15-year time frame.ConclusionThis study provides a standard method for calculating the incidence and prevalence of TSCI in Canada using national-level health administrative data. The estimates are conservative based on the limitations of the data but represent a large Canadian sample over 15 years, which highlight national trends. An increasing number of TSCI cases among the elderly population due to falls reported in this study can inform health care planning, prevention strategies, and future research.

(StatCan Product) Customization details: This information product has been customized to present information on average household expenditures by household type and age in Alberta for 2010. The age groups presented are outlined below. They are split into 3 separate household types: 1) Alberta (as a whole); 2) One person households; 3) Families. For each of these household types, the age groupings are presented as follows: Total; Less than 35 yrs; 35 to 44 yrs; 45 to 54 yrs; 55 to 64 yrs; Less than 65 yrs; 65 to 74 yrs; 65 yrs plus; 75 yrs plus. The expenditures reported are from these 14 main categories which are broken down even further within this information product: Food; Shelter; Household Operation; Household Furnishings and Equipment; Clothing; Transportation; Health Care; Personal Care; Recreation; Reading materials and other printed matter; Education; Tobacco Products and Alcoholic Beverages; Games of Chance (Net); Miscellaneous Expenditures. The following are also presented: Total Expenditures; Total Current Consumption; Personal Taxes; Personal insurance payments and pension contributions; Gifts of money and contributions. The Survey of Household Spending is carried out annually across Canada in the ten provinces. Data for the territories are available for 1998, 1999 and every second year thereafter. The main purpose of the survey is to obtain detailed information about household spending during the reference year (previous calendar year). Information is also collected about dwelling characteristics as well as household equipment. The survey data are used by the following groups: Government departments use the data to help formulate policy; Community groups, social agencies and consumer groups use the data to support their positions and to lobby governments for social changes; Lawyers and their clients use the data to determine what is fair for child support and other compensation; Labour and contract negotiators rely on the data when discussing wage and cost-of-living clauses; Individuals and families can use the data to compare their spending habits with those of similar types of households. Conducted since 1997, the Survey of Household Spending integrates most of the content found in the Family Expenditure Survey (FAMEX, record number 3504) and the Household Facilities and Equipment Survey (HFE, record number 3505). As of the 2004 reference year, the Homeowner Repair and Renovation Survey (HRRS, record number 3886) was integrated into the Survey of Household Spending.

Customization details: This information product has been customized to present information on average household expenditures by household type, housing tenure and size of area of residence in Alberta for 2009. Detailed Average Household Expenditure by Housing Tenure Household Types (13): 1) All households 2) One-person households - Total 3) One-person households - Person aged 65 and over 4) Couple households - Total 5) Couple households - Both aged 65 and over 6) Couple households - Without additional persons, without children 7) Couple households - Without additional persons, with children 8) Couple households - With additional persons 9) Lone-parent households - Total 10) Lone-parent households - Female-headed 11) Other households - Total 12) Other households - All persons related 13) Other households - At least one person unrelated The expenditures reported are from these 14 main categories which are broken down even further within this information product: - Food - Shelter - Household Operation - Household Furnishings and Equipment - Clothing - Transportation - Health Care - Personal Care - Recreation - Reading materials and other printed matter - Education - Tobacco Products and Alcoholic Beverages - Games of Chance (Net) - Miscellaneous Expenditures The following are also presented: - Total Expenditures - Total Current Consumption - Personal Taxes - Personal insurance payments and pension contributions - Gifts of money and contributions Detailed Average Household Expenditure by Household Type Housing tenure types (5): 1) All owners 2) Owners without mortgage 3) Owners with mortgage 4) Renters 5) Mixed tenure The expenditures reported are the same as the 14 categories listed above which are broken down even further. Detailed Average Household Expediture by Size of Area of Residence Size of Area of Residence Types (5): 1) All classes 2) All rural 3) Population centres under 30,000 4) Population centres 30,000 - 99,999 5) Population centres 500,000 - 999,999 The expenditures reported are the same as the 14 categories listed above which are broken down even further. Survey of Household Spending The Survey of Household Spending is carried out annually across Canada in the ten provinces. Data for the territories are available for 1998, 1999 and every second year thereafter. The main purpose of the survey is to obtain detailed information about household spending during the reference year (previous calendar year). Information is also collected about dwelling characteristics as well as household equipment. The survey data are used by the following groups: - Government departments use the data to help formulate policy; - Community groups, social agencies and consumer groups use the data to support their positions and to lobby governments for social changes; - Lawyers and their clients use the data to determine what is fair for child support and other compensation; - Labour and contract negotiators rely on the data when discussing wage and cost-of-living clauses; - Individuals and families can use the data to compare their spending habits with those of similar types of households. Conducted since 1997, the Survey of Household Spending integrates most of the content found in the Family Expenditure Survey (FAMEX, record number 3504) and the Household Facilities and Equipment Survey (HFE, record number 3505). As of the 2004 reference year, the Homeowner Repair and Renovation Survey (HRRS, record number 3886) was integrated into the Survey of Household Spending.

In 2024, the average consumer price index (CPI) of health and personal care in Canada reached 150.4, which represented an increase of more than five points compared to the preceding year. The statistic illustrates the average annual CPI for health and personal care in Canada from 1980 to 2024, where the year 2002 equals 100.

Among OECD countries in 2023, South Korea had the highest rate of yearly visits to a doctor per capita. On average, South Koreans visited the doctors 15.7 times per year in person. Health care utilization is an important indicator of the success of a country’s health care system. There are many factors that affect health care utilization including healthcare structure and the supply of health care providers. OECD health systems Healthcare systems globally include a variety of tools for accessing healthcare, including private insurance based systems, like in the U.S., and universal systems, like in the U.K. Health systems have varying costs among the OECD countries. Worldwide, Europe has the highest expenditures for health as a proportion of the GDP. Among all OECD countries, The United States had the one of the highest share of government spending on health care. Recent estimates of current per capita health expenditures showed the United States also had, by far, the highest per capita spending on health worldwide. Supply of health providers Globally, the country with the highest physician density is Cuba, although most other countries with high number of physicians to population was found in Europe. The number of graduates of medicine impacts the number of available physicians in countries. Among OECD countries, Latvia had the highest rate of graduates of medicine, which was almost twice the rate of the OECD average.

Pharmaceutical spending per capita in Canada stood at nearly 900 U.S. dollars in 2023 (constant prices). In comparison, the United States reported per capita spending of nearly 1,500 U.S. dollars. As for medical goods and services in general, the U.S. is among the countries with the highest health costs worldwide. The higher costs in the United States are particularly obvious when compared to other high-income, developed countries. Higher drug prices in the U.S.Higher spending on pharmaceuticals is less impacted by higher drug usage by Americans and more by significantly higher drug prices in the United States. While in other countries, drug prices are regulated more or less by governments, the U.S. leaves drug pricing to market competition. As an outcome, the U.S. market is the most profitable for pharmaceutical companies. For example, the price for blockbuster drug Humira was six times higher in the United States than in Germany (2022). Rx drug usage in the U.S.Almost half of all Americans have taken at least one prescription medicine within the preceding month. Generally, women take more prescribed drugs than men, although the difference decreased significantly over the past two decades. In the United States, among the therapeutic areas where spending is the highest are diabetes, oncology, autoimmune, and respiratory diseases. On the other hand, antihypertensives and mental health drugs are the leading classes based on number of prescriptions filled.

Hospital bed density varies significantly across countries, with South Korea and Japan leading the pack at over ** beds per 1,000 population in 2022. This stark contrast becomes apparent when compared to countries like the United States, which reported just **** beds per 1,000 people. These figures highlight the disparities in healthcare infrastructure and capacity among nations, potentially impacting their ability to respond to health crises and provide adequate care. Global trends in hospital bed density While some countries maintain high bed densities, others have experienced declines over time. Canada, for instance, saw its hospital bed rate decrease from **** per 1,000 inhabitants in 1980 to **** in 2022, mirroring trends seen in other developed nations. Similarly, Russia's hospital bed density fell from ** beds per 10,000 inhabitants in 2012 to ** beds per 10,000 in 2023. These reductions may reflect changes in healthcare delivery models and efficiency improvements. Regional variations and healthcare implications Despite having one of the highest bed densities globally, Japan has seen a slight decrease in recent years, from ***** beds per 100,000 inhabitants in 2014 to ******* in 2023. However, Japan still maintains a high capacity, which supports its notably long average hospital stay of **** days in 2022. In contrast, Brazil reported just under *** beds per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, highlighting the significant disparities that exist between countries and regions in terms of healthcare infrastructure and potential impacts on patient care.

In 1980, the average number of hospital beds in Canada stood at 6.75 per one thousand inhabitants. By 2022, this rate had decreased to 2.53 per every thousand population. This statistic depicts the density of hospital beds in Canada from 1976 to 202.