Community Dashboard: Perceived mental 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 61.6% to 49.9%. This is below the Ontario average of 51.3% and below Canada's avaerge of 53.7%. All averages over the past 5 years have decreased.
About this indicator
This indicator reflects perceived (self-reported) mental health of those aged 12+ as very good or excellent.
Perceived mental health refers to the perception of a person's mental health in general and provides a general indication of the population suffering from some form of mental disorder, mental or emotional problems, or distress, not necessarily reflected in perceived health.
More information
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