Economic Burden of Illness in Canada

Welcome to the homepage for the Economic Burden of Illness in Canada (EBIC) report.

EBIC provides academics, researchers, decision-makers, and policy-makers with objective and comparable information on the magnitude of the cost of illness and injury in Canada. EBIC provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution of direct and indirect costs of illness and injury in Canada.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) works closely with stakeholders to ensure that EBIC estimates are produced using the best available data and methods.

About the EBIC 2010 Report

The Economic Burden of Illness in Canada, 2010 is the newest published version of EBIC. The report provides a description of the data sources and methods used to derive the estimates presented in the following links:

• Mortality Cost Quebec ages 15 to 64
• Mortality Cost Canada No Quebec ages 15 to 64
• Physician Cost ages 0 to 75 plus
• Hospital Cost ages 0 to 75 plus
• Drug Cost Age 0 to 75 plus