Comparison of the healthcare systems in Canada and the United States

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A comparison of the healthcare systems in Canada and the United States is often made by government, public health and public policy analysts. The two countries had similar healthcare systems before Canada changed its system in the 1960s and 1970s. The United States spends much more money on healthcare than Canada, on both a per-capita basis and as a percentage of GDP. In 2024, per-capita spending for health care in Canada was US$7,301; in the U.S., US$14,885. The U.S. spent 17.2% of GDP on healthcare in 2024; Canada spent 11.3%. In 2006, 70% of healthcare spending in Canada was financed by government, versus 46% in the United States. In 2006 total government spending per capita in the U.S. on healthcare was 23% higher than Canadian government spending. In 2006 U.S. government expenditure on healthcare was just under 83% of total Canadian spending (public and private). Studies have come to different conclusions about the result of this disparity in spending. A 2007 review of all studies...

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