In 2023, the clinically reasonable waiting time for a patient to receive treatment after an appointment with a specialist was 8.5 weeks in Canada, however the actual waiting time was 13.1 weeks. The discrepancy between clinically reasonable and actual wait times was highest in 2003 and now recently in 2021 and 2022 but has decreased slightly in 2023.
Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2023 in Canada
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Health care system in Canada
Overview
4
- Basic Statistic GHS Index in Canada 2021, by category
- Basic Statistic Health care system performance rankings of 11 select countries 2021
- Basic Statistic Health care outcomes ranking of 11 select countries' health care systems 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading countries with the best medicine availability and costs worldwide in 2023
Health expenditure
7
- Premium Statistic Health expenditures in Canada 2005-2023
- Premium Statistic Health spending as share of GDP in Canada 1975-2023
- Premium Statistic Total health spending per capita in Canada 1975-2023
- Premium Statistic Per capita public and private health spending in Canada 1975-2023
- Premium Statistic Total Canadian other professional's health spending by type and source 2023
- Premium Statistic Provincial governmental health spending per capita in Canada 2023, by province
- Premium Statistic Drug spending by Rx and non-Rx in Canada by type 1975-2023
Medical personnel
7
- Basic Statistic Distribution of Canadian specialist physician, by gender 1978-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of Canadian family and general practitioners 2022, by province
- Premium Statistic Total number of registered nurses in Canada 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of Canadian physicians 2022, by location
- Premium Statistic Distribution of Canadian physiotherapists from 2009-2022, by workplace
- Basic Statistic Number of Psychologists in Canada 2008-2021
- Basic Statistic Persons certified as dental practitioners in Canada by type 2021
Prescription drug coverage
5
- Premium Statistic Canadians eligible for public prescription drug insurance as of 2020, by province
- Basic Statistic Canadians enrolled in private prescription drug plans in 2020, by province
- Premium Statistic Canadians enrolled in private prescription drug plan in 2020, by age
- Basic Statistic Dispensing fee per prescription in Canada by drug plan 2021/2022
- Premium Statistic Canadians not enrolled in any precription drug insurance as of 2020, by age
Access to care
5
- Premium Statistic Priority medical procedures in Canada within benchmark time 2010-2023
- Basic Statistic Waiting weeks to receive a CT-Scan in Canada 2015-2022
- Basic Statistic Cancer surgery wait times in Canada within 90th percentile 2015-2023, by type
- Premium Statistic Reasonable and actual wait times from appointment to treatment in Canada 1994-2023
- Basic Statistic Median wait times from referral to treatment in Canada 1993-2023, by province
Outlook
6
- Basic Statistic Public and private health spending share forecast in Canada by use of funds 2023
- Premium Statistic Expenditure on healthcare in Canada 2014-2029
- Premium Statistic Spending per capita on healthcare expenditure in Canada 2014-2029
- Premium Statistic Number of physicians in Canada 2014-2029
- Premium Statistic GDP share of health expenditure in Canada 2014-2029
- Premium Statistic Number of hospitals in Canada 2014-2029
Public opinion
7
- Basic Statistic Problems with national health care system in Canada 2022
- Premium Statistic Canadians who think healthcare quality worsened over past five years 2022
- Premium Statistic Views on priorities if provinces get additional healthcare funding Canada 2022
- Basic Statistic Perceived fairness of distribution of healthcare costs in Canada 2022
- Premium Statistic Opinion on need to improve capacity of health care system in Canada 2021
- Premium Statistic Level of satisfaction with provincial health system in Canada 2021
- Premium Statistic Perceived health service waiting time over past years in Canada 2022
Further related statistics
10
- Medicare - number of skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. 1967-2021
- Doctor visits in Germany - number per capita 1991-2021
- Percentage of U.S. population with employment-based health insurance 1987-2022
- Top 10 most expensive conditions treated in the U.S. - hospitals stays 2017
- Percentage of U.S. adults with alcohol problems receiving treatment 2008-2011
- Cost savings through urgent care vs emergency department 2012
- Total assets of UnitedHealth Group 2007-2023
- Net earnings of UnitedHealth Group 2007-2023
- Deaths by motor vehicle-related injuries in the U.S. 1930-2022
- Deaths by prostate cancer in the U.S. 1950-2019
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Medicare - number of skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. 1967-2021
- Doctor visits in Germany - number per capita 1991-2021
- Percentage of U.S. population with employment-based health insurance 1987-2022
- Top 10 most expensive conditions treated in the U.S. - hospitals stays 2017
- Percentage of U.S. adults with alcohol problems receiving treatment 2008-2011
- Cost savings through urgent care vs emergency department 2012
- Total assets of UnitedHealth Group 2007-2023
- Net earnings of UnitedHealth Group 2007-2023
- Deaths by motor vehicle-related injuries in the U.S. 1930-2022
- Deaths by prostate cancer in the U.S. 1950-2019
Fraser Institute. (December 7, 2023). Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2023 in Canada [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. "Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2023 in Canada." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. (2023). Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2023 in Canada. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. "Comparison of Actual versus Clinically Reasonable Median Waiting times between An Appointment with a Specialist and Treatment from 1994 to 2023 in Canada." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute, Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2023 in Canada Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/ (last visited June 12, 2024)
Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2023 in Canada [Graph], Fraser Institute, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/