In 2020, around 13 percent of African Americans aged 12 to 17 reported having a major depressive episode in the past year. The statistic illustrates the percentage of African Americans with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age.
Percentage of African Americans with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age
Survey sample size is for 2020. Sample size is for all respondents not just African Americans. Estimates for 2020 should be used with caution when comparing estimates between 2020 and prior years because of methodological changes for 2020.
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SAMHSA. (July 27, 2022). Percentage of African Americans with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117202/african-americans-with-past-year-major-depressive-episode-by-age/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of African Americans with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age." Chart. July 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117202/african-americans-with-past-year-major-depressive-episode-by-age/
SAMHSA. (2022). Percentage of African Americans with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117202/african-americans-with-past-year-major-depressive-episode-by-age/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of African Americans with a Major Depressive Episode in The past Year from 2017 to 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117202/african-americans-with-past-year-major-depressive-episode-by-age/
SAMHSA, Percentage of African Americans with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117202/african-americans-with-past-year-major-depressive-episode-by-age/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Percentage of African Americans with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age [Graph], SAMHSA, July 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117202/african-americans-with-past-year-major-depressive-episode-by-age/