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Canadian aboriginals mental health perception 2011-2014, by aboriginal identity

Percentage of aboriginals in Canada who perceived their mental health as very good or excellent from 2011 to 2014, by aboriginal identity

The data describes the percentage of aboriginals in Canada who perceived their mental health as very good, excellent, fair or poor from 2011 to 2014, by aboriginal identity. It was found that in the period from 2011 to 2014, around 59.5% of the Inuit population perceived their mental health as very good or excellent while 6.9% perceived their mental health as fair or poor.

First Nations 61.3 10.8
Métis 63.5 8.8
Inuit 59.5 6.9
Non-Aboriginal identity population 71.9 5.9