* Social phobia was not measured in 2012. The percentage based on the most recent data available is reported and comes from 2002.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Mental disorders and access to mental health care, page 2, 2012 and 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Lifetime prevalence of select mental disorders in Canada in 2012 and 2022
It was estimated that as of 2022, around 14 percent of Canadians aged 15 years and older had experienced a major depressive episode in their lifetime. This statistic shows the lifetime prevalence of select mental disorders in Canada in 2012 and 2022.
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