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Self-rated mental health
Domain
Health
Subdomain
Healthy people
Indicator
Self-rated mental health
Note: This indicator is a headline indicator. Headline indicators are intended to provide a high-level assessment of overall quality of life in Canada.
Description - Self-rated mental health data snapshot
47.9% of the population reported excellent or very good mental health.
Excellent or very good mental health | |
---|---|
Q2 2021 | 43.4% |
Q3 2021 | 52.0% |
Q4 2021 | 48.3% |
Q1 2022 | 47.4% |
Q2 2022 | 48.3% |
Q3 2022 | 54.5% |
Q4 2022 | 47.7% |
Q1 2023 | .. |
Q2 2023 | 48.7% |
Q3 2023 | 47.3% |
Q4 2023 | 48.2% |
Q1 2024 | 47.9% |
.. Not available for this reference period |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Social Survey, 2021-2024.
Definition
Proportion of the population by perceived mental health status.
Measurement
This indicator is measured in a number of Statistics Canada surveys, including the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), Canadian Social Survey (CSS), the Survey Series on People and their Communities (SSPC) and others. The exact wording of this question varies slightly between some of these surveys.
For example, in the Canadian Social Survey (CSS) and Survey Series on People and their Communities (SSPC), survey respondents are asked:
In general, how is your mental health?
- Excellent
- Very good
- Good
- Fair
- Poor
In the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) respondents are asked:
In general, would you say your mental health is...?
- Excellent
- Very good
- Good
- Fair
- Poor
Data sources
This indicator is measured through a number of Statistics Canada surveys. Estimates can vary between data sources due to differences in reference periods, targeted or sampled populations, data collection and other methodology.
- Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)
- Canadian Social Survey (CSS)
- Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS)
- Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth
- Canadian Housing Survey (CHS)
- Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD)
- General Social Survey (GSS) - Social Identity
- General Social Survey (GSS) - Canadians' Safety (Victimization)
- General Social Survey (GSS) - Canadians at Work and Home
- Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (SSPPS)
- Indigenous Peoples Survey (IPS)
- Canadian Perspectives Survey Series (CPSS) : Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians – Your mental health (crowdsourcing)
- Survey on Mental Health and Stressful Events (SMHSE)
- Survey Series on People and their Communities (SSPC)
Data visualizations
- Portrait of Youth in Canada: Data Visualization Tool (Statistics Canada – Data Visualization Products)
- Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Report – Goal 3, Good Health and Well-being (Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Report, June 23, 2022)
- Portrait of Youth in Canada: Physical Health & Behaviours (Statistics Canada - Infographics, February 1, 2021)
- Mental health of Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic (Statistics Canada - Infographics, June 4, 2020)
- Activities and concerns of Canadian youth during the COVID-19 pandemic (Statistics Canada - Infographics, May 21, 2020)
- How are Canadians coping with the COVID-19 situation? (Statistics Canada - Infographics, April 8, 2020)
Data analysis
- Mental health among women and girls of diverse backgrounds in Canada before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: An intersectional analysis (Health Reports, July 17, 2024)
- Recently evicted people tend to be younger, have financial difficulties, and report having low trust in others (The Daily, April 12, 2024)
- Nationally, renters report lower quality of life than homeowners (The Daily, February 19, 2024)
- Areas with high rates of hate crime also report lower scores on quality of life indicators (The Daily, February 8, 2024)
- Health of Canadians – Health outcomes (Health of Canadians, September 13, 2023)
- Men's mental health: How are Canadian men doing? (StatsCAN Plus, June 12, 2023)
- Online digital media use and adolescent mental health (Health Reports, February 15, 2023)
- Chinese New Year and quality of life among Chinese in Canada (StatsCAN Plus, January 24, 2023)
- Profiles of mental health and their association with negative impacts and suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Canadian perspective (Health Reports, August 18, 2022)
- Negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on different mental health profiles (The Daily, August 18, 2022)
- Self-perceived mental health and mental health care needs during the COVID-19 pandemic (StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada, September 8, 2021)
- Food insecurity and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic (Health Reports, December 16, 2020)
- The mental health of population groups designated as visible minorities in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic (StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada, September 2, 2020)
- The mental health of immigrants and refugees: Canadian evidence from a nationally linked database (Health Reports, August 19, 2020)
- Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth, 2019 (The Daily, July 23, 2020)
- Mental Health Status of Canadian Immigrants During the COVID-19 Pandemic (StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada, July 14, 2020)
- Gender differences in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic (StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada, July 9, 2020)
- Understanding the perceived mental health of Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic (Health Reports, June 24, 2020)
- Indigenous people and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic (StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada, June 23, 2020)
- Canadians' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic (The Daily, May 27, 2020)
- Self-perceived mental health and health-related behaviours of Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic (StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada, May 12, 2020)
- Canadians who report lower self-perceived mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic more likely to report increased use of cannabis, alcohol and tobacco (StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada, May 7, 2020)
- Canadians report lower self-perceived mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic (StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada, April 24, 2020)
Frameworks
This indicator aligns with the following frameworks:
- Canadian Indicator Framework (CIF) for the Sustainable Development Goals
- Social inclusion indicators for Canada's ethnocultural groups
- Health and well-being
- Perceived mental health, very good or excellent
- Perceived mental health, fair or poor
- Health and well-being
- Gender Results Framework (GRF)
- Poverty reduction, health and well-being
- GFR Indicator 5.6.1 – Proportion of adults who have high psychological well-being
- Poverty reduction, health and well-being
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