Since the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, four percent of Canadian adults have received a diagnosis for an anxiety disorder, whereas 16 percent had been diagnosed prior to the outbreak. This statistic shows the percentage of Canadians diagnosed with a mood disorder before or since the COVID-19 outbreak, as of December 2020.
Percentage of Canadians diagnosed with mood disorders before or since the COVID-19 outbreak, as of December 2020
Characteristic
Before COVID
Since COVID
Anxiety disorder
16%
4%
Depression
18%
4%
Other mood disorder
6%
3%
0%5%10%15%20%
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Original question: "Have you ever, either before the COVID-19 outbreak or since it, received a diagnosis from a healthcare professional stating that you are affected by any of the following..."
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MHRC. (January 4, 2021). Percentage of Canadians diagnosed with mood disorders before or since the COVID-19 outbreak, as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220502/mood-disorder-before-after-covid-pandemic-canada/
MHRC. "Percentage of Canadians diagnosed with mood disorders before or since the COVID-19 outbreak, as of December 2020." Chart. January 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220502/mood-disorder-before-after-covid-pandemic-canada/
MHRC. (2021). Percentage of Canadians diagnosed with mood disorders before or since the COVID-19 outbreak, as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220502/mood-disorder-before-after-covid-pandemic-canada/
MHRC. "Percentage of Canadians Diagnosed with Mood Disorders before or since The Covid-19 Outbreak, as of December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220502/mood-disorder-before-after-covid-pandemic-canada/
MHRC, Percentage of Canadians diagnosed with mood disorders before or since the COVID-19 outbreak, as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220502/mood-disorder-before-after-covid-pandemic-canada/ (last visited May 11, 2025)
Percentage of Canadians diagnosed with mood disorders before or since the COVID-19 outbreak, as of December 2020 [Graph], MHRC, January 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220502/mood-disorder-before-after-covid-pandemic-canada/
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