More than 23,000 Canadians have died while waiting for health care over the past year, recent government data suggests.
Think tank SecondStreet.org’s annual “Died on a Waiting List” report, released on Nov. 26, analyzes data sourced from provincial health authorities to determine how many people died while on a waiting list for surgery or diagnostic treatment.
A total of 23,746 Canadians died in the 2024-2025 fiscal year while awaiting treatment, the report found. That number does not include Alberta and some parts of Manitoba.
Report author and president of SecondStreet.org Colin Craig said it was a 3 percent increase over data from the previous year….