Population aged 18 and over who reported perceiving their own health status as being either excellent or very good or fair or poor, depending on the indicator. 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 proxy response, by the person responding. Health means not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well-being.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2015 to 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Percent of Canadian adults perceiving their health as very good/excellent 2015-2023
In 2023, around 52 percent of Canadians reported having a very good or excellent state of health. This statistic displays the estimated percentage of Canadians aged 18 years and over who perceived their health as very good or excellent from 2015 to 2023.
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