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Health
Mortality, disease burden, healthcare access, and how Canadian outcomes compare across provinces and against peer countries.
Mortality · 2024 data
Canada vs US opioid death rates
Canada's 2024 rate of 17.7 per 100,000 surpassed the US — but only because of British Columbia. Strip BC out and Canada drops to 14.0, well below the US rate of 16.4.
Healthcare access · 15-year trend
Ontario's ER crisis, 15 years on one chart
Average admitted-patient ED length-of-stay rose from 13.6 hours (2013/14) to an Auditor-General-confirmed 20.9 hours (2022/23) before partially recovering to 18.3 hours in live 2025/26 data.