Respondents who felt anxiety or depression by country income and age worldwide 2020

In 2020, around 26 percent of those aged 25 to 34 years in high-income countries reported that at least once in their lifetime they were so anxious or depressed that they could not continue their regular daily activities as they normally would for two weeks or longer. This statistic illustrates the percentage of respondents worldwide who at some point in their life had felt so anxious or depressed that they could not continue their regular daily activities as they normally would for two weeks or longer as of 2020, by country income and age.

Percentage of respondents worldwide who felt anxiety or depression for more than two weeks as of 2020, by country income and age

Characteristic	15 to 24 years	25 to 34 years	25 to 49 years	50 to 64 years	65 years and older
All countries	21%	20%	20%	17%	14%
Low/Lower-middle income countries	22%	21%	22%	24%	14%
Upper-middle income countries	20%	16%	18%	13%	14%
High-income countries	24%	26%	20%	18%	14%

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Release date

October 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

over 119,000

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

113 countries

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: Have you ever been so anxious or depressed that you could not continue your regular daily activities as you normally would for two weeks or longer?

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