A 2022 survey found that 63 percent of Canadian individuals indicated a lack of staff was the biggest problem facing the national healthcare system. Access to treatment and/or long waiting times were also considered to be pressing issues. This statistic reveals the share of individuals who said select problems were the biggest facing the health care system in Canada in 2022.

The number of hospitals in Canada was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total five hopsital (-0.72 percent). After the twelfth consecutive decreasing year, the number of hospitals is estimated to reach 692 hospitals and therefore a new minimum in 2029. Depicted is the number of hospitals in the country or region at hand. As the OECD states, the rules according to which an institution can be registered as a hospital vary across countries.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of hospitals in countries like United States and Mexico.

Perceived need for mental health care, by age group and sex, Canada (excluding territories) and provinces.

The summary statistics by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) which include: operating revenue (dollars x 1,000,000), operating expenses (dollars x 1,000,000), salaries wages and benefits (dollars x 1,000,000), and operating profit margin (by percent), for home health care services (NAICS 621610) and services for the elderly and persons with disabilities (NAICS 624120), annual, Canada.

The Open Database of Healthcare Facilities (ODHF) is a collection of open data containing the names, types, and locations of health facilities across Canada. It is released under the Open Government License - Canada. The ODHF compiles open, publicly available, and directly-provided data on health facilities across Canada. Data sources include regional health authorities, provincial, territorial and municipal governments, and public health and professional healthcare bodies. This database aims to provide enhanced access to a harmonized listing of health facilities across Canada by making them available as open data. This database is a component of the Linkable Open Data Environment (LODE).

The number of physicians in Canada was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 4.2 thousand physicians (+4.28 percent). After the eleventh consecutive increasing year, the number of physicians is estimated to reach 102.38 thousand physicians and therefore a new peak in 2029. Depicted here is the estimated number of physicians in the geographical unit at hand. Thereby physicians include medical specialists as well as general practitioners.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of physicians in countries like United States and Mexico.

Number and percentage of persons aged 15 years and over with unmet health care needs by sex (Canada and provinces) and age group (Canada only).

This table contains 12960 series, with data for years 2000 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (15 items: Canada; Nova Scotia; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island ...) Age group (12 items: Total; 15 years and over; 20-34 years; 20-24 years; 15-19 years ...) - Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...) Patient satisfaction - health care services (3 items: Received health care services in past 12 months; Quality of health care services received rated as excellent or good; Very or somewhat satisfied with health care services received ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; High 95% confidence interval - number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval - number of persons ...).

Number and percentage of persons having a regular medical doctor, by age group and sex.

It is forecasted that by the end of 2024, some *********** Canadian dollars will have been spent on physician care by private funds. This statistic displays the private sector health care expenditures in Canada, distributed by use of funds, as forecasted for 2024.

This table contains 80 series, with data for years 2001 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Type of service (2 items: Health information or advice; Health care services ...), Health problem, unmet needs (5 items: Health problem; unmet needs; physical health problem; Health problem; unmet needs; emotional or mental health problem; Health problem; unmet needs; injury; Health problem; unmet needs; routine care ...), Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Coefficient of variation; number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

Patient satisfaction with any health care services received in past 12 months, by sex, household population aged 15 and over, Canada, provinces and territories.

This table contains 1288 series, with data for years 1997 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (14 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...); Household spending, health care (23 items: Total health care; Direct health care costs to household; Health care supplies (for example, first aid kits, wheelchairs); Medicinal and pharmaceutical products; ...); Statistics (4 items: Average expenditure; Percent of households reporting; Estimated number of households reporting; Median expenditure per household reporting).

Patient satisfaction with community-based health care received in past 12 months, by sex, household population aged 15 and over, Canada, provinces and territories

As of *************, ** percent of adults surveyed in Canada agreed with the statement that their patient health information (PHI) should be electronically shared among all HCPs involved in their care whenever they need to make decisions about their health. A further ** percent expressed the desire for new and innovative technologies that will allow the HCPs to communicate, access and share their PHI among them.

According to a survey carried in Canada in 2023, ** percent of respondents mentioned they were comfortable with the health care system using artificial intelligence for tracking epidemics. Furthermore, ** percent stated they were comfortable with the use of AI for optimizing workflow in health care settings to save time for workers.

The summary statistics by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) which include: operating revenue (dollars x 1,000,000), operating expenses (dollars x 1,000,000), salaries wages and benefits (dollars x 1,000,000), and operating profit margin (by percent), for home health care services (NAICS 621610) and services for the elderly and persons with disabilities (NAICS 624120), annual, Canada.

This table contains 288 series, with data for years 2001 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Health care setting most often contacted for health information or advice (12 items: Health information or advice; physician's office; Health information or advice; walk-in clinic; Health information or advice; community health centre; Health information or advice; telephone health line ...) Time of day, health care setting most often contacted for health information or advice (3 items: Health information or advice during regular office hours; Health information or advice during evenings and weekends; Health information or advice during the middle of the night ...) Characteristics (8 items: Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation; number of persons ...).

Access to and use of health care services, by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 6 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories (occasional).

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.