This statistic presents the percentage of Canadian adults who reported experiencing one or more serious health issue as of 2016. It was found that 29 percent of respondents reported they had experienced a mental health issue such as debilitating stress, anxiety, depression or substance abuse.
Percentage of Canadian adults who reported experiencing one or more of the following serious health issues as of 2016
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Have experienced a mental health issue such as debilitating stress, anxiety, depression or substance abuse
29%
Have a chronic or degenerative condition such as diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis or Alzheimer's
16%
Had a serious accident
12%
Experienced a serious health event such as a stroke, heart attack or cancer
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Sun Life Financial. (December 9, 2016). Percentage of Canadian adults who reported experiencing one or more of the following serious health issues as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/789278/canadian-adults-with-select-health-issues/
Sun Life Financial. "Percentage of Canadian adults who reported experiencing one or more of the following serious health issues as of 2016." Chart. December 9, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/789278/canadian-adults-with-select-health-issues/
Sun Life Financial. (2016). Percentage of Canadian adults who reported experiencing one or more of the following serious health issues as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/789278/canadian-adults-with-select-health-issues/
Sun Life Financial. "Percentage of Canadian Adults Who Reported Experiencing One or More of The following Serious Health Issues as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/789278/canadian-adults-with-select-health-issues/
Sun Life Financial, Percentage of Canadian adults who reported experiencing one or more of the following serious health issues as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/789278/canadian-adults-with-select-health-issues/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of Canadian adults who reported experiencing one or more of the following serious health issues as of 2016 [Graph], Sun Life Financial, December 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/789278/canadian-adults-with-select-health-issues/
