 |
Health expenditures, by type
| |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002p |
2003p |
| |
$ millions |
| Health expenditures |
90,066.6 |
97,696.5 |
105,953.6 |
113,396.0 |
121,430.8 |
| Hospitals |
28,301.7 |
30,638.6 |
32,396.7 |
34,171.5 |
36,392.0 |
| Other institutions |
8,524.1 |
9,222.0 |
9,979.0 |
10,681.7 |
11,557.7 |
| Physicians |
12,223.8 |
12,977.3 |
13,978.4 |
14,964.4 |
15,640.2 |
| Other professionals |
10,845.9 |
11,585.3 |
12,575.5 |
13,441.3 |
14,476.8 |
| Drugs—prescribed and non-prescribed |
13,520.0 |
15,093.2 |
16,669.7 |
18,140.8 |
19,619.1 |
| Other expenditures |
16,651.1 |
18,180.1 |
20,354.3 |
21,996.3 |
23,745.0 |
| |
% of gross domestic product |
| Health expenditures |
9.2 |
9.1 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
10 |
| |
| Note: Health expenditures include spending by federal, provincial and local governments, workers compensation boards and the private sector. |
| Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information, National Health Expenditure Trends, 1975-2003. |
| Last modified: 2004-03-24. |
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