In 2024, the private sector expenditures on prescribed drugs in Canada accounted for an estimated 50.5 percent of total drug spending, which was more than in previous years. This statistic displays the percent distribution of total drug expenditures in Canada by drug type and source of finance in 2012 and 2024.
Distribution of total drug expenditures in Canada by type and source of finance in 2012 and 2024
Characteristic
2012
2024*
Private sector total (prescribed and non-prescribed drugs)
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CIHI. (November 7, 2024). Distribution of total drug expenditures in Canada by type and source of finance in 2012 and 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/435783/share-of-drug-expenditure-in-canada-by-type-and-finance-source/
CIHI. "Distribution of total drug expenditures in Canada by type and source of finance in 2012 and 2024." Chart. November 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435783/share-of-drug-expenditure-in-canada-by-type-and-finance-source/
CIHI. (2024). Distribution of total drug expenditures in Canada by type and source of finance in 2012 and 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435783/share-of-drug-expenditure-in-canada-by-type-and-finance-source/
CIHI. "Distribution of Total Drug Expenditures in Canada by Type and Source of Finance in 2012 and 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435783/share-of-drug-expenditure-in-canada-by-type-and-finance-source/
CIHI, Distribution of total drug expenditures in Canada by type and source of finance in 2012 and 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435783/share-of-drug-expenditure-in-canada-by-type-and-finance-source/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Distribution of total drug expenditures in Canada by type and source of finance in 2012 and 2024 [Graph], CIHI, November 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/435783/share-of-drug-expenditure-in-canada-by-type-and-finance-source/
