This statistic displays drug spending as a percentage of total hospital spending in Canada by province in 2018. In that year, an estimated 6.1 percent of all spending in hospitals in Ontario was spent on drugs, the highest share of any province in Canada.
Drug spending as a percentage of total hospital spending in Canada by province in 2018*
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Drug spending as a percentage of total hospital spending
* Includes only drug spending borne by hospitals. Spending on drugs used in hospitals but funded through other agencies,
such as provincial cancer agencies, is excluded. As a result, Manitoba and Saskatchewan cancer drug spending data is not
available. Quebec cancer drug spending data is not available.
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CIHI. (December 17, 2020). Drug spending as a percentage of total hospital spending in Canada by province in 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/653240/share-drug-spending-hospital-canada-by-province/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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