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Table 7 Cross-cultural comparison of positive mental health scores representative of Denmark, Canada, and the Netherlands

From: Measuring positive mental health and flourishing in Denmark: validation of the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) and cross-cultural comparison across three countries

   

Mean

 

Prevalence (%)

 
 

Category

n

MHC-SF

Languishing

Moderate

Flourishing

Denmark 2016

Overall

3508

50.0

3.9

31.7

64.5

Females

1852

49.9

3.9

31.9

64.2

Males

1656

50.1

3.8

31.5

64.8

16–25

319

48.8

5.1

35.2

59.8

26–44

735

49.7

4.2

32.6

63.2

45–64

1437

49.5

4.1

32.6

63.4

65+

1017

52.1

2.1

26.5

71.5

Canada 2015

Overall

36,931

56.5

0.9

16.3

82.8

Females

19,928

56.3

1.0

16.4

82.7

Males

17,003

56.7

0.9

16.2

83.0

16–25

4764

55.7

1.1

18.0

81.0

26–44

10,948

56.4

0.8

17.2

82.0

45–64

12,907

56.7

1.1

15.3

83.6

65+

8312

57.1

0.8

14.3

85.0

The Netherlands 2013–15

Overall

4618

44.6

1.6

59.8

38.6

Females

2559

44.9

1.5

58.5

40.0

Males

2059

44.3

1.7

61.2

37.1

16–25

81

44.2

0.0

65.1

34.9

26–44

1391

45.3

1.3

54.2

44.5

45–64

2325

44.1

1.8

62.3

35.8

65+

821

44.6

2.3

65.1

32.6

  1. Note: MHC-SF Mental Health Continuum – Short Form (range 0–70)