Infographic 1
Self-reported mental health, by frequency of feeling lonely, population aged 15 and older, 2021

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Self-reported mental health, by frequency of feeling lonely, population aged 15 and older, 2021"

This is a vertical bar chart.

The vertical axis shows the percentage of persons (%) from 0 to 80 by increments of 10.

The horizontal axis shows each of the following 3 groups based on the frequency of feeling lonely: always or often lonely, sometimes lonely, and rarely or never lonely.

There are 3 vertical bars for each of the 3 feeling lonely groups: the light blue bar represents the percentage of persons who reported fair or poor mental health, the royal blue bar represents the percentage of persons who reported good mental health, and the dark blue bar represents the percentage of persons who reported excellent or very good mental health.

The first series of vertical bars represents the group who reported always or often feeling lonely. Among persons in this group, 49% said they had fair or poor mental health, 33% said they had good mental health, and 18% said they had excellent or very good mental health.

The second series of vertical bars represents the group who reported sometimes feeling lonely. Among persons in this group, 19% said they had fair or poor mental health, 40% said they had good mental health, and 41% said they had excellent or very good mental health.

The third series of vertical bars represents the group who reported rarely or never feeling lonely. Among persons in this group, 7% said they had fair or poor mental health, 25% said they had good mental health, and 68% said they had excellent or very good mental health.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Social Survey – Well-being, Activities and Perception of Time, 2021 (5354).