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Hospitals in Canada

Statistics report on the hospital landscape in Canada

This report provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning the hospital landscape in Canada. Hospitals are one of the cornerstones of every modern health system. This report supplies information on the number of hospitals, beds, hospital stays, as well as facts around their cost and economic impact.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Number of hospitals in Canada by province 2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of hospitals in Canada 2024, by province and employer status
  • Premium Statistic Number of hospitals in Canada 2024, by province and employment size
  • Premium Statistic Total hospital employment in Canada 2001-2024
  • Basic Statistic Density of hospital beds in Canada 1976-2023

Expenditures

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  • Premium Statistic Total health spending in Canada by use of funds 2025
  • Basic Statistic Hospital expenditures in Canada 2005-2023
  • Premium Statistic Canadian hospital expenditures in 2022/23, by service area
  • Basic Statistic Hospital expenditures in Canada 2021/22, by type
  • Premium Statistic Hospital spending as share of total health spending in each Canadian province 2024
  • Premium Statistic Hospital spending per capita in Canada by province 2024
  • Basic Statistic Provincial/territorial government hospital expenditures in Canada by age 2022

Hospitalizations and diagnoses

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  • Premium Statistic Rate of hospitalization in Canada 2010-2024
  • Premium Statistic Leading 10 reasons for hospital stays in Canada in 2023/24
  • Premium Statistic Most common inpatient surgeries by share in Canada 2023/24
  • Basic Statistic Injury hospitalizations of males in Canada by age group 2023/24
  • Basic Statistic Injury hospitalization number of females in Canada by age group 2022

Length of stay

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  • Basic Statistic Hospital stay average length in Canada 2010-2024
  • Premium Statistic Average length of stay in hospital in Canada 2023/24, by top diagnosis
  • Basic Statistic Most common inpatient surgeries' length of stay in Canada 2023/24

Miscellaneous

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  • Premium Statistic Top 10 research hospitals in Canada in 2023, by research spending
  • Basic Statistic Top 10 largest hospitals in Canada as of 2022, by number of beds
  • Premium Statistic Rate of harmful events in hospitals in Canada 2014/15-2024/25
  • Premium Statistic Number of patient harm events in hospitals in Canada 2014/15-2023/24, by category

Effects of COVID-19 on hospital staff hours

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  • Premium Statistic Overtime hours in inpatient units in Canadian hospitals 2017/18-2021/22
  • Premium Statistic Purchased hours in inpatient units in Canadian hospitals 2017/18-2021/22
  • Premium Statistic Sick time hours in inpatient units in Canadian hospitals 2017/18-2021/22
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