Unmet need is difficult to define, and harder still to measure. The graph given below indicates the unmet health care needs of citizens of Canada based on their ages and sex.
Year: 2020
Symbol legend:
E use with cautionB data quality: very good
C data quality: good
D data quality: acceptable
| Sex | Both sexes | Males | Females |
| Statistics | Percentage of persons with unmet health care needs | Percentage of persons with unmet health care needs | Percentage of persons with unmet health care needs |
| Canada | 7.2B | 6.3B | 8.1B |
| Canada, 16 to 24 years | 5.3B | 4.7E | 5.9D |
| Canada, 25 to 34 years | 8.7C | 7.2D | 10.2D |
| Canada, 35 to 44 years | 8.5D | 7.4D | 9.5C |
| Canada, 45 years to 54 years | 7.8C | 6.2D | 9.3D |
| Canada, 55 to 64 years | 7.5C | 6.9C | 8.1C |
| Canada, 65 years and over | 5.5C | 5.1D | 5.8C |