This statistic depicts the average number of prescriptions filled yearly by Canadians who were prescribed medications as of 2018, by age. According to the source, those 65 years and older filled approximately 8.3 prescriptions per year. Comparatively those aged 18-24 years only filled 5.4 prescriptions per year.
Average number of prescriptions filled by Canadians who were prescribed a medication as of 2018, by age group
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Canada Health Infoway. (December 10, 2018). Average number of prescriptions filled by Canadians who were prescribed a medication as of 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/950687/prescription-numbers-filled-by-canadians-by-age/
Canada Health Infoway. "Average number of prescriptions filled by Canadians who were prescribed a medication as of 2018, by age group." Chart. December 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950687/prescription-numbers-filled-by-canadians-by-age/
Canada Health Infoway. (2018). Average number of prescriptions filled by Canadians who were prescribed a medication as of 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950687/prescription-numbers-filled-by-canadians-by-age/
Canada Health Infoway. "Average Number of Prescriptions Filled by Canadians Who Were Prescribed a Medication as of 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950687/prescription-numbers-filled-by-canadians-by-age/
Canada Health Infoway, Average number of prescriptions filled by Canadians who were prescribed a medication as of 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950687/prescription-numbers-filled-by-canadians-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average number of prescriptions filled by Canadians who were prescribed a medication as of 2018, by age group [Graph], Canada Health Infoway, December 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/950687/prescription-numbers-filled-by-canadians-by-age/
