In 2022/23, the top reason for hospital stays in Canada was to give birth. That is, more than one in ten hospitalization were due to giving birth. The second most common diagnosis that year was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchitis at just 2.4 percent. COVID-19 is still in the top ten list, but moved down to number seven (2 percent), compared to number two (2.7 percent) in 2021/22.
Percentage of inpatient hospitalizations in Canada in 2022/23, by top diagnosis
Characteristic
Percentage of inpatient hospitalizations
Giving birth
11.5%
COPD and bronchitis
2.4%
Heart failure
2.3%
Acute myocardial infarction
2.2%
Pneumonia
2.1%
Osteoarthritis of the knee
2.1%
COVID-19
2%
Other medical care (e.g., palliative care, chemotherapy)
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
CIHI. (February 22, 2024). Percentage of inpatient hospitalizations in Canada in 2022/23, by top diagnosis [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/498418/inpatients-hospitalizations-percentage-canada-by-leading-diagnoses/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CIHI. "Percentage of inpatient hospitalizations in Canada in 2022/23, by top diagnosis." Chart. February 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/498418/inpatients-hospitalizations-percentage-canada-by-leading-diagnoses/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CIHI. (2024). Percentage of inpatient hospitalizations in Canada in 2022/23, by top diagnosis. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/498418/inpatients-hospitalizations-percentage-canada-by-leading-diagnoses/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CIHI. "Percentage of Inpatient Hospitalizations in Canada in 2022/23, by Top Diagnosis." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/498418/inpatients-hospitalizations-percentage-canada-by-leading-diagnoses/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CIHI, Percentage of inpatient hospitalizations in Canada in 2022/23, by top diagnosis Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/498418/inpatients-hospitalizations-percentage-canada-by-leading-diagnoses/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 17, 2025)
Percentage of inpatient hospitalizations in Canada in 2022/23, by top diagnosis [Graph], CIHI, February 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/498418/inpatients-hospitalizations-percentage-canada-by-leading-diagnoses/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
