Low-income Ontarians face ‘significant gaps’ in health care, report finds,

40% of the Ontario budget is spent on public health.

2.3 million Ontarians surveyed had two or more self-reported chronic conditions in 2014.

30% of the Ontario population is covered by public drug plans.

2/3 of prescription drug users pay for private health insurance or out-of-pocket to stay on their medications.

35% of Ontario adults reported taking two or more prescription medications in 2013.

85.7% of Ontarians living in the richest neighbourhoods had prescription medication insurance.

56% of people living in the poorest neighbourhoods are covered.

43.6% of Ontarians aged 16 or older were able to get primary care appointments the same or next day when they had a health concern in 2015.

30.2% of patients hospitalized for a mental illness or addiction issue saw a doctor within a week after being discharged.

90% of people who commit suicide have a diagnosable mental illness.

29% of palliative-care patients in Ontario’s poorest postal codes saw a doctor at home during their last month alive.

40% of patients living in wealthier neighbourhoods saw a doctor at home during their last month alive. Facts and figures from the Ontario Health Report