Community Dashboard: Perceived health as "very good" or "excellent"
Rationale and analysis
How we measure this data
As reported by Statistics Canada with occassional frequency.
Progress and advancements
Niagara's 2023/2024 average has fallen from 57% to 48.3%. This is below the Ontario average of 51% and below Canada's avaerge of 52.1%. All averages over the past 5 years have decreased.
About this indicator
This indicator reflects the perceived (self-reported) health of those aged 12 or older as very good or excellent.
Perceived health refers to the perception of a person's health in general, either by the person himself or herself or, in the case of a proxy response, by the person responding. Health means not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well-being.
More information
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