In 2013 the total reached $211 billion, balancing $5,988 each. Numbers in National Health And Wellness Expense Trends, 1975 to 2012, reveal that the pace of growth is slowing. Modest financial growth as well as financial shortages are having a moderating effect. For the 3rd straight year, development in healthcare costs will certainly be less than that in the overall economic situation. The percentage of Canada's gross domestic product will get to 11.6% in 2012 down from 11.7% in 2011 and the all-time high of 11.9% in 2010.