In 2019, it was expected that private health insurances would contribute to 12.3 percent of total health expenditures. In total, the private sector has accounted for about 30 percent of total health care spending in the country. This statistic displays the distribution of total health expenditures in Canada, sorted by the source of finance, as forecasted for 2019.
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Distribution of total Canadian health spending by source in 2019
Characteristic
Share of total health spending
Provincial government*
65.1%
Other public sector*
5.3%
Out of pocket**
14.4%
Private health insurance**
12.3%
Other private sector**
2.9%
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CIHI. (October 31, 2019). Distribution of total Canadian health spending by source in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/435718/share-of-health-expenditure-in-canada-by-source-of-finance/
CIHI. "Distribution of total Canadian health spending by source in 2019." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435718/share-of-health-expenditure-in-canada-by-source-of-finance/
CIHI. (2019). Distribution of total Canadian health spending by source in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435718/share-of-health-expenditure-in-canada-by-source-of-finance/
CIHI. "Distribution of Total Canadian Health Spending by Source in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435718/share-of-health-expenditure-in-canada-by-source-of-finance/
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Distribution of total Canadian health spending by source in 2019 [Graph], CIHI, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/435718/share-of-health-expenditure-in-canada-by-source-of-finance/
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