Chart 1 – Percentage reporting mood disorders, by sex, population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2003 to 2008

This is a stacked line chart that illustrates the percentage of men and women aged 12 or older with mood disorders from years 2003 to 2008.

The Y axis is measured by percentages and increases by increments of 1 from 0 to 10.

On the X axis from left to right are the years from 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008.

The top line represents women, and the bottom line represents men who reported having mood disorders.

The percentage of men aged 12 or older with mood disorders increased from 3.8% in 2003 to 3.9% in 2005, to 4.6% in 2007 and 5.0% in 2008.

The percentage of women aged 12 or older with mood disorders increased from 6.7% in 2003 to 7.2% in 2005, to 8.2% in 2007 and 8.5% in 2008.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008.