Comparison To Other Countries
The Canadian health care system is often compared to the US system. The US system spends the most in the world per capita, and was ranked 37th in the world by the World Health Organization in 2000, while Canada's health system was ranked 30th. The relatively low Canadian WHO ranking has been criticized by some for its choice of ranking criteria and statistical methods, and the WHO is currently revising its methodology and withholding new rankings until the issues are addressed.
Canada spent approximately 10.0% of GDP on health care in 2006, more than one percentage point higher than the average of 8.9% in OECD countries. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, spending is expected to reach $160 billion, or 10.6% of GDP, in 2007. This translates to $4,867 per person.
Most health statistics in Canada are at or above the G8 average. Direct comparisons of health statistics across nations is complex. The OECD collects comparative statistics, and has published brief country profiles.
| Country | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 81.4 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 9.7 | 3,137 | 8.7 | 17.7 | 67.7 |
| Canada | 81.3 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 9.0 | 3,895 | 10.1 | 16.7 | 69.8 |
| France | 81.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 3,601 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 79.0 |
| Germany | 79.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 9.9 | 3,588 | 10.4 | 17.6 | 76.9 |
| Japan | 82.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 2,581 | 8.1 | 16.8 | 81.3 |
| Sweden | 81.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 3,323 | 9.1 | 13.6 | 81.7 |
| UK | 79.1 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 2,992 | 8.4 | 15.8 | 81.7 |
| US | 78.1 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 10.6 | 7,290 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 45.4 |
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