Indicator 3.7.1 Percentage of Canadians who perceived their overall health as very good to excellent

Percentage of Canadians who perceived their overall health as very good to excellent

No specific target

This indicator measures the percentage of Canadians aged 18 and over who reported perceiving their own health status as being either excellent or very good. 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.

Canada (excluding territories) and provinces

Percentage

Not applicable

Data disaggregated by immigration status and visible minority are only available from 2022 onward.

The indicator covers the population 18 years of age and over living in the ten provinces and the three territories. Excluded from the survey’s coverage are: persons living on reserves and other Aboriginal settlements in the provinces; full-time members of the Canadian Forces; the institutionalized population, and persons living in the Quebec health regions of Région du Nunavik and Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James. Altogether, these exclusions represent less than 3% of the Canadian population aged 18 and over.