Mental health issues in Canada

Statistics report on mental health issues in Canada

Mental health issues in Canada

This report provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning mental health in Canada. Included in the report are figures on the mental health status of Canadians, access to care, suicide, and a special chapter on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in Canada.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Percent of Canadians perceiving mental health as very good or excellent 2003-2022
  • Basic Statistic Percent of Canadians perceiving mental health as fair or poor 2003-2022
  • Premium Statistic Percent of Canadians reported mood disorder diagnosis 2003-2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadian adults with a mood disorder as of 2022, by province
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of select mental disorders in the past year in Canada in 2012 and 2022

Mental health status

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  • Premium Statistic Mental health status of Canadian adults in the past couple weeks as of 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadians concerned with mental health access and status as of 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadians satisfied with their mental health 2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadians satisfied with their mental health as of 2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Number of Canadians perceiving their mental health as fair or poor 2003-2022
  • Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of select mental disorders in Canada in 2012 and 2022
  • Basic Statistic Self-perceived mental health status among Canadian adults as of 2022, by province

Access to care

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  • Premium Statistic Share of Canadians who sought mental health support in the past year 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadians who talked to a mental health professional in 2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadians who talked to a mental health professional, 2022, by care format
  • Basic Statistic Unmet needs for mental health care among Canadians as of 2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of adults in Canada who received mental health counseling in 2020, by province
  • Premium Statistic Satisfaction of healthcare services Canada 2022, by aspect

Suicide

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  • Premium Statistic Death rate for intentional self-harm (suicide) in Canada 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of suicides Canada 2007-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of suicides Canada by age group 2021
  • Basic Statistic Rate of suicide Canada by age group 2021

Focus: Mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadian adults with anxiety from 2020 to 2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadian adults with anxiety from 2020 to 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadian adults who felt lonely from 2020 to 2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadian adults who felt depressed from 2020 to 2022, by gender

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