It was estimated that in 2022, around 7.6 percent of Canadians aged 15 years and older experienced a major depressive episode in the past year. This was an increase from 4.7 percent in the year 2012. This statistic shows the prevalence of select mental disorders in the past 12 months in Canada in 2012 and 2022.
Prevalence of select mental disorders in the past 12 months in Canada in 2012 and 2022
* Social phobia was not measured in 2012. The percentage based on the most recent data available is reported and comes from 2002.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Mental disorders and access to mental health care, page 2, 2012 and 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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