This survey shows the percentage of Canadians over the age of 65 years with cost barriers to accessing health care in 2017, by income group. In that year, around eight percent of those with a household income of less than 25,000 Canadian dollars had problems or were unable to pay medical bills in the past 12 months.
Cost barriers for elderly to access health care in Canada in 2017, by income group
Characteristic
Annual household income of less than 25,000 dollars
Annual household income of more than 55,000 dollars
Did not fill a prescription for medicine or skipped doses of medications because of the cost
9%
1%
Did not see a doctor for medical problem because of cost
5%
1%
Skipped a medical test, treatment or follow-up recommended by a doctor because of the cost
7%
1%
Did not see a dentist when needed to because of the cost
27%
8%
Had problems or was unable to pay medical bills in the past 12 months
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CIHI. (January 8, 2018). Cost barriers for elderly to access health care in Canada in 2017, by income group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/442387/access-to-health-care-and-cost-barriers-for-elderly-in-canada-and-the-us/
CIHI. "Cost barriers for elderly to access health care in Canada in 2017, by income group." Chart. January 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/442387/access-to-health-care-and-cost-barriers-for-elderly-in-canada-and-the-us/
CIHI. (2018). Cost barriers for elderly to access health care in Canada in 2017, by income group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/442387/access-to-health-care-and-cost-barriers-for-elderly-in-canada-and-the-us/
CIHI. "Cost Barriers for Elderly to Access Health Care in Canada in 2017, by Income Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/442387/access-to-health-care-and-cost-barriers-for-elderly-in-canada-and-the-us/
CIHI, Cost barriers for elderly to access health care in Canada in 2017, by income group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/442387/access-to-health-care-and-cost-barriers-for-elderly-in-canada-and-the-us/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Cost barriers for elderly to access health care in Canada in 2017, by income group [Graph], CIHI, January 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/442387/access-to-health-care-and-cost-barriers-for-elderly-in-canada-and-the-us/
