In 2021, over 38 percent of older Canadians with any use of prescription drugs had between five and nine Rx drugs prescribed. The share was eight percentage points lower among older Canadians with a chronic use of prescription drugs. This statistic shows the percentage of seniors in Canada by number of drug classes prescribed in 2021.
Percentage of seniors in Canada by number of drug classes prescribed in 2021
The Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not currently submit data to NPDUIS. No data means not applicable and/or data element is not submitted to CIHI.
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CIHI. (October 31, 2022). Percentage of seniors in Canada by number of drug classes prescribed in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419536/number-of-drug-classes-prescribed-to-seniors-in-canada/
CIHI. "Percentage of seniors in Canada by number of drug classes prescribed in 2021." Chart. October 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419536/number-of-drug-classes-prescribed-to-seniors-in-canada/
CIHI. (2022). Percentage of seniors in Canada by number of drug classes prescribed in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419536/number-of-drug-classes-prescribed-to-seniors-in-canada/
CIHI. "Percentage of Seniors in Canada by Number of Drug Classes Prescribed in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419536/number-of-drug-classes-prescribed-to-seniors-in-canada/
CIHI, Percentage of seniors in Canada by number of drug classes prescribed in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419536/number-of-drug-classes-prescribed-to-seniors-in-canada/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Percentage of seniors in Canada by number of drug classes prescribed in 2021 [Graph], CIHI, October 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419536/number-of-drug-classes-prescribed-to-seniors-in-canada/
