Health spending
In 2000-2001, total health expenditures in Canada were $97.6 billion, up 7.2% from its expenditures of $91 billion in 1999-2000. Total health expenditures in 2000-2001 amounted to $3,174 per capita.
General information (estimation 2004)
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Population
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32.5
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Population growth
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0.92%
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GDP (mia USD)
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951.454
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GDP growth
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2.6 %
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Budget Saldo
(% of GDP)
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nm
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Total expenditure on health, USD per Capita
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3174
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Total expenditure on in-patient care, % total
expenditure on health
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28.8
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>
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Private insurance - % total expenditure on health
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13.1
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Acute care beds per 1000 inhabitants
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3.2
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Acute care days
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7.3
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Density of physicians per 1000 inhabitants
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2.1
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Hospital discharges: all causes per 100 000 inh. (1999)
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9057
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>
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Population 65 years old and over, % of population
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12.7
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(Source: OECD Health Data 2004)
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