Case Study · Health & Healthcare
$151.1 Billion Annual Social Value Loss from Arthritis in Canada by 2055
A chronic-disease case assessed the long-run social value burden of arthritis in Canada.
Annual social value loss, 2055
$151.1 billion
Arthritis Society Canada · 2026
What the Work Shows
The report estimated a total annual burden of $142.4 billion in 2025, rising to $222.3 billion by 2055. Within that total, annual social value loss rises from $96.5 billion to $151.1 billion.
The analysis compares scenarios with and without arthritis and connects healthcare use, employment, private costs, disability and wellbeing within one national framework.
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Decision-makers can use this kind of evidence to understand both the scale of an outcome and who experiences it — a stronger basis for comparing options, communicating value and testing whether an intervention improves people's lives.
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