Canada’s health-care system falls behind most peer countries: Report – CTV

by tmnationtalk on January 14, 202573 Views

Jan. 14, 2025

A new report says Canada’s health-care system has fallen behind international peers in access to care, equity and wait times, outperforming only the United States.

The not-for-profit think tank C.D. Howe Institute says Canada ranks ninth out of 10 countries evaluated, including the Netherlands and United Kingdom, who were top performers.

The comparative analysis shows Canada’s quality of care is relatively high, but accessing that care is a challenge.

The report is based on data collected from the Commonwealth Fund international surveys of patients, physicians and the general public, in addition to statistics from the World Health Organization, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

All provinces and territories performed poorly, but Newfoundland and Labrador and Nunavut had the weakest results while Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Ontario performed the best.

Read more: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canada-s-health-care-system-falls-behind-most-peer-countries-report-1.7174453

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