Canada spends more of its economy on health care than almost any comparable country but lags on access to doctors and equipment, according to a Fraser Institute report covered by the National Post.
The think tank's annual study compared 32 high-income OECD countries with universal health care. Canada had the second-highest spending as a share of GDP in 2024, behind only Chile, yet was generally below average on 13 measures of available resources and timely care.
It ranked 30th of 32 for doctors, with 2.8 per thousand people against an average of 4.1, and near the bottom for hospital beds, MRI machines and CT scanners. Greece, Austria, Iceland and Norway each had more than five doctors per thousand. Canada did slightly better than average on nurses, with 10.5 per thousand people. The report was written by Mackenzie Moir and Nadeem Esmail.
Source: National Post
