Health of Canadians
Chief Statistician’s Message

Statistics Canada plays a leading role in collecting, analyzing and reporting on health statistics. The Health Statistics Branch within Statistics Canada is the country’s primary source of national population health data and insights. It is building on its well-established foundation as a critical source of health information by providing more data and actionable insights for all levels of government, researchers, clinicians and the public to support the health and the economic, social and environmental well-being of Canadians.

The Health of Canadians report brings together important health data, both for the population overall and for specific groups, to paint a comprehensive portrait of population health and to shed light on health disparities. This second iteration of the report builds on the first by examining health outcomes across additional subpopulations, including people with disabilities, immigrants and those living in rural areas. In addition, new health outcome domains have been added to the report, including statistics on sexual health, oral health and COVID-19.

As Statistics Canada continues to develop innovative ways to collect health data, this report represents one aspect of the agency’s commitment to improving access to these data, including disaggregated data, to achieve better health outcomes for all Canadians.

André Loranger
Chief Statistician of Canada