Prescription drug use among adults in Canada by age group 2016-2019

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Matej Mikulic,
Feb 16, 2024
In surveys conducted between 2016 and 2019, 55 percent of Canadian adults stated that they used at least one prescription drug during the past month. As one could expect, the rate increased significantly with growing age. This statistic shows the prescription drug use among adults in Canada between 2016 and 2019, by age group.

Prescription drug use among adults in Canada between 2016 and 2019, by age group

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Release date

2021

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2016 to 2019

Age group

17-79 years

Supplementary notes

All values are based on data combined from two cycles of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS): 2016 and 2017, and 2018 and 2019. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2016 to 2019. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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