{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-health-expenditure-per-capita","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-health-expenditure-per-capita","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-health-expenditure-per-capita/","title":"Current Health Expenditure per Capita in Canada (2025)","description":"Canada's current health expenditure reached 7,505.9 USD PPP per capita in 2025 (preliminary), up from 7,372.3 in 2024. 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It covers spending by government, private insurers, and households, published annually by the OECD under its System of Health Accounts (SHA). The most recent reading is 7,505.9 USD PPP in 2025 (preliminary)."},{"question":"How current is this data, and how reliable is the latest figure?","answer":"The series runs through 2025, though that year is flagged as a preliminary OECD estimate. The last fully finalized observation is 2024, at 7,372.3 USD PPP per capita. Figures are typically revised as national accounts are finalized, so the 2025 value may shift in future OECD updates."},{"question":"How does Canada's spending compare with other OECD countries?","answer":"Canada's 7,505.9 USD PPP in 2025 runs well below the United States, which reported 14,823.1 USD PPP in 2024 — roughly double Canada's level. It is closer to peer OECD countries such as Australia, which recorded 7,884.9 USD PPP in 2024, though a like-for-like comparison depends on using the same data vintage for each country."},{"question":"What is the split between government and private spending?","answer":"In 2024, government and compulsory schemes covered an estimated 5,205.7 USD PPP per capita (about 70.6% of the total), while voluntary insurance and household out-of-pocket payments accounted for roughly 2,166.6 USD PPP (about 29.4%). This split has stayed fairly stable over the past decade, with government financing typically covering close to seven-tenths of current health spending."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"Per-capita spending has risen most years since 2005, from 3,292.0 USD PPP that year to 7,505.9 USD PPP in 2025 — an increase of roughly 128% over two decades. The sharpest single-year jump came in 2021, at +701.1 USD PPP, likely reflecting pandemic-related health outlays; growth in 2022 was +13.4 USD PPP."}]}