Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Report, 2022
Goal 3, Good Health and Well-being

Release date: June 23, 2022
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Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 3, Good Health and Well-being
Description: Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 3, Good Health and Well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Mental health & COVID-19

Almost 1 in 10 Canadians perceived their mental health to be “fair or poor” in 2020. Compared to 2019, 458,000 fewer Canadians rated their mental health as “excellent or very good” in 2020.

Women’s mental health suffered more than men’s.


Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1. The information is grouped by Gender (appearing as row headers), Percent decrease in mental health perceived “excellent or very good” (appearing as column headers).
Gender Percent decrease in mental health perceived “excellent or very good”
Female 4.3
Male 0.2

15% of women aged 18-34 rated their mental health as “fair or poor” in 2020.

Drugs, alcohol, and Canadians from 2019 to 2020

The rate of apparent opioid toxicity deaths increased 74%. Total volume per capita sales of alcohol increased 2.5%.

Note: Apparent opioid toxicity deaths data are from 2019 to 2020 calendar years. Alcohol volume sales data are from April 2020 to April 2021.

Suicide in Canada 2020

Suicide was the 12th leading cause of death – down from 9th in 2019. 1 in every 100 deaths was caused by suicide. The suicide rate among men was 3 times higher than women.

At a glance: Suicide in Nunavut

In 2020, rates of suicide were almost eight times higher in Nunavut, compared with the national rate.


Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2. The information is grouped by Geography (appearing as row headers), Rate of suicide per 100,000 deaths (appearing as column headers).
Geography Rate of suicide per 100,000 deaths
Canada 10.1
Newfoundland and Labrador 11.1
Prince Edward Island 3.7
Nova Scotia 11.0
New Brunswick 11.7
Quebec 10.6
Ontario 8.9
Manitoba 12.9
Saskatchewan 15.6
Alberta 13.3
British Columbia 7.0
Yukon N/A
Northwest Territories 8.8
Nunavut 76.6

Research has shown that historical trauma from colonization and colonial practices along with ongoing discrimination and marginalization that have resulted in social and economic inequities may be linked to the high rates of suicide among First Nations people, Métis and Inuit.

Community spotlight: Kids Help Phone

Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, confidential support to young people in English and French. In 2020, Kids Help Phone received an 137% increase in service interactions across Canada. 1.9M interactions in 2019 to 4.6M interactions in 2020.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Vital Statistics – Death Database, 2019/2020. Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey - Annual Component, 2019/2020. Public Health Agency of Canada, Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada, 2019/2020. Statistics Canada, Centre for Indigenous Statistics and Partnerships. Kids Help Phone, Annual Report 2020.



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