Among 31 high-income universal healthcare countries, Canada ranks among the top third of spenders but receives average to poor value in return.
After adjusting for differences in age between countries, Canada ranked fourth highest for spending as a percentage of GDP and ninth highest for spending per person in 2022 (the most recent year of comparable data).
Across over 40 indictors measured, Canada’s performance for availability and timely access to medical resources was generally below that of th