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, treatment, suicide, and a special chapter on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in Canada.

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Mental health status

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  • Premium Statistic Leading health and wellness goals of Canadians 2020
  • Basic Statistic Percent of Canadians perceiving strong sense of belonging to community 2003-2022
  • Basic Statistic Percent of Canadians perceiving mental health as very good or excellent 2003-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number 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
  • Basic Statistic Number of Canadians perceiving their mental health as fair or poor 2003-2022
  • Premium Statistic Percent of Canadians reported mood disorder diagnosis 2003-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of Canadians reported mood disorder diagnosis 2003-2022
  • Basic Statistic Elderly Canadians that had emotional distress in the past year, 2021, by province
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of elderly Canadians had depression/anxiety as of 2021, by province

Treatment

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  • Basic Statistic Mental health care need perceived in Canada by age and gender 2018
  • Premium Statistic Mental health care gap in Canada by province 2018
  • Basic Statistic Share of adults in Canada who received mental health counseling in 2020, by province
  • Basic Statistic Treatment methods used by Canadians with mood disorders, as of Dec. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Conditions managed by medical cannabis among Canadian patients 2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadians open to allowing psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in 2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of Psychologists in Canada 2008-2021
  • Basic Statistic Canadian nurses certifications by area of specialty 2022

Costs

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  • Premium Statistic Mental health and addiction care costs in EDs in Canada in 2017-2018, by diagnosis
  • Premium Statistic Cost for MHA stays in hospitals in Canada 2017-2018, by disorder
  • Premium Statistic Spending per capita on mental health treatment in Canada 2017-2018, by territory
  • Premium Statistic Health expenditure increases for mental health in Canada 2010-2018, by care setting
  • Premium Statistic Increase in health expenditure for mental health in Canada 2010-2018, by territory

Suicide

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  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of suicidal ideation among Canadian adults in 2019 and 2021, by age
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of suicidal ideation among Canadian adults in 2019 and 2021, by income
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of suicidal ideation among Canadian adults in 2019 and 2021, by province
  • Basic Statistic Number of suicides Canada 2007-2021
  • Premium Statistic Death rate for intentional self-harm (suicide) in Canada 2000-2022
  • 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 Loneliness, anxiety, trouble sleeping among Canadians due to COVID-19 as of March 24
  • Basic Statistic Canadian adult stress levels before and after COVID-19 outbreak as of April 27, 2020
  • Basic Statistic Mental stress changes among Canadians, April 2020 to January 2021, by month
  • Basic Statistic Anxiety in Canadians before/since the COVID-19 pandemic as of Dec. 2020, by province
  • Basic Statistic Canadians' depression before/since the COVID-19 pandemic as of Dec. 2020, by province
  • Basic Statistic Mood disorders among Canadians before/since the COVID-19 pandemic, as of Dec. 2020
  • Premium Statistic Indigenous Canadians who reported worsening of mental health due to COVID as of 2020
  • Basic Statistic Mental health supports in Canada before/since the COVID-19 pandemic, as of Dec. 2020

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