Mental health status

The health of Manitoba older persons is discussed in terms of mental health issues, stressors, cognitive function, mental disorders, and addictions (e.g., smoking, drinking, and gambling). Comparisons are made among various age groups of older Manitobans and between men and women, when possible.

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Mental health status

  • Shown among men and women in age groupings of 45-64 and 65 years and over, are those with positive mental health classifications as flourishing or moderate.

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Positive mental health (PowerPoint)  |  Positive mental health (Excel)

Source: Statistics Canada. 2012. Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health, Public Use Microdata File.

Note: Flourishing mental health is defined by the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF). Emotional well-being and psychological and social functioning are considered in order to classify respondents’ mental health as flourishing, moderate, or languishing.  Numbers reporting languishing health are too low to be shown here.

Self-rated mental health status

  • A table showing Manitobans self-rated mental health status in the age grouping of 25 to 44, to 65 years and over.

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Self rated mental health (PowerPoint)

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2018

  • The table compares Manitobans self-rated mental health status amongst men and women in age groupings for 25–44, to 65 years and over.

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Self-rated mental health (PowerPoint)  |  Self-rated mental health (Excel)

Statistics Canada. 2018. Canadian Community Health Survey, Public Use Microdata File.

Self-reported stress of people over 65

  • Older Manitobans age 65 years and over identify the amount of stress they feel.

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Amount of stress felt (PowerPoint)  |  Amount of stress felt (Excel)

Source: Statistics Canada. 2018. Canadian Community Health Survey, Public Use Microdata File.

  • Identified in this bar chart are older Manitobans frequent sources of stress ranging from their own physical health, health of family members, other responsiblities, and personal relationships.

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Source of stress (PowerPoint)  |  Source of stress (Excel)

Source: Statistics Canada. 2012. Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health, Public Use Microdata File.

Cognitive function

  • Compared in this bar chart are the percentage of older adults age 65 years and over who reported having cognitive problems thinking and remembering.

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Cognitive function (PowerPoint)  |  Cognitive function (Excel) 

Source: Statistics Canada, 2012, General Social Survey - Caregiving and Care Receiving.

Mental disorders

  • Shown in this table, among select age groupings (45-64 and 65 years and over) are the types of mental disorder identified by Manitobans.

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Types of mental health disorders (PowerPoint)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2012. Table  105-1101-  Mental Health Profile, Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health (CCHS), by age group and sex, Canada and provinces, occasional (number unless otherwise noted), CANSIM (database).

  • Shown in a vertical bar chart are Manitobans in age groups of 45-64 and 65 years and over with specific types of mental disorders.

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Specific types of mental disorders (PowerPoint)  |  Specific types of mental disorders (Excel) 

Source: Statistics Canada, 2012. Table  105-1101 -  Mental Health Profile, Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health (CCHS), by age group and sex, Canada and provinces, occasional (number unless otherwise noted), CANSIM (database).

Treatment of mental or emotional health

  • A bar chart showing the percentage of Manitobans who knows someone: self, family, friend, or co-worker who has been treated for emotional or mental health problems in the last 12 months.

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Treatment of emotional or mental health (PowerPoint)  |  Treatment of emotional or mental health (Excel)  

Source: Statistics Canada. 2012. Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health, Public Use Microdata File.

  • Shown in this bar chart are the percentage of Manitobans age 50-64 and 65 years and over who use medication to treat mental health, emotional, alcohol or drug problems.

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Medication use to treat mental health (PowerPoint)  |  Medication use to treat mental health (Excel)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2012. Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health, Public Use Microdata File.

Alcohol and smoking

  • Shown in the bar chart are types of drinkers by gender and age groupings of 45-64, and 65 years and over.

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Types of drinkers (PowerPoint)  |  Types of drinkers (Excel)

Note: Experimental smoker (at least 1 cigarette, non-smoker now)

Source: Statistics Canada. 2018. Canadian Community Health Survey, Public Use Microdata File.

  • Types of smokers by age grouping of 45–64 and 65 years and over is shown in this bar chart.

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Types of smokers (PowerPoint)  |  Types of smokers (Excel)

Note: Experimental smoker (at least 1 cigarette, non-smoker now)

Source: Statistics Canada. 2018. Canadian Community Health Survey, Public Use Microdata File.

  • This table shows the percentage of people with an alcohol or substance abuse disorder by age groupings of 45-64, and 65 years and over.

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Persons with alcohol or substance abuse disorder (PowerPoint)

Source: Statistics Canada, (2012). Table 105-1101 - Mental Health Profile, Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health (CCHS), by age group and sex, Canada and provinces, occasional.

Gambling

  • A pie chart showing the severity of problem gambling amongst Manitobans of all ages.

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Problem gambling (PowerPoint)  |  Problem gambling (Excel)

Source: Liquor and Gaming Authority of Manitoba, Liquor and Gambling in Manitoba II, February 2017.

Suicide rates

  • A bar chart shows the number of suicides in Manitoba from 2006–2015

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Number of suicides (PowerPoint)  |  Number of suicides (Excel)

Source: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Annual Reviews, 2006–2015.

  • A line graphs shows age-specific suicide rates among Manitoba men aged 60-69 and 70 years and over.

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Suicide rates among men (PowerPoint)  |  Suicide rates among men (Excel)

Sources: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Annual Reviews, 2012–2015
Manitoba Health Population Report – June 1, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015

  • Shown in the table are suicide rates per 100,000 people in Manitoba by age groupings from age 10-19 to 70 years and over from 2012 to 2015.

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Suicide rates per 100,000 population (PowerPoint)

Source: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Annual Reviews, 2012–2015

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