Mental health expenditure increases by care setting Canada 2010-2018

Mental health care is a costly and lifelong struggle for some patients. According to recent data there has been a significant increase in public-sector spending for mental health in community programs in Canada. There was a 56 percent increase in public-sector mental health care spending in community programs from 2009/2010 to 2017/2018 in Canada. At outpatient hospital settings there was only an 8 percent increase in private-sector spending during that time period.

Percentage increase in public-sector health expenditure for mental health and addiction in Canada 2010 vs. 2018, by care setting*

Characteristic	Percentage increase in health expenditure
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Release date

July 2019

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2009 to 2010 and 2017 to 2018

Supplementary notes

* Increase in public-sector mental health care spending in community programs from 2009/2010 to 2017/2018 .
Data is not available for Quebec and Nunavut. Data is not available for community care in Yukon.
Physician compensation was excluded from the analysis and spending on MHA could be underestimated.

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