• Canada, like all OECD countries, has experienced a rise in health spending per capita over the last two decades. Between 1985 and 2006, total health spending in Canada grew by over $100 billion. Overall health spending in Canada reached an estimated $148 billion in 2006 (a 5.8% increase from 2005), or $4,548 per person.
• In a 2005 international survey of adults with health problems, most (82%) Canadians reported that their health care system worked fairly well with only minor or fundamental changes required. However, 17% felt a complete rebuild of the system was required, compared with 14% in the UK and 30% in the U.S.

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