From June 24 to June 30, 2020, around 40.9 percent of adults aged 18 years or older in the U.S. reported having one or more adverse mental or behavioral health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults who reported adverse mental health symptoms, increased substance use, and suicidal ideation during COVID-19 pandemic from June 24 to 30, 2020.
Percentage of U.S. adults with adverse mental health symptoms, increased substance use, or suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic from June 24 to 30, 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Started or increased substance use to cope with pandemic-related stressor emotions*
13.3%
Seriously considered suicide in past 30 days
10.7%
One or more adverse mental or behavioral health symptom
40.9%
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CDC, & MMWR. (August 14, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults with adverse mental health symptoms, increased substance use, or suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic from June 24 to 30, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168437/mental-health-substance-abuse-suicide-ideation-covid/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. adults with adverse mental health symptoms, increased substance use, or suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic from June 24 to 30, 2020." Chart. August 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168437/mental-health-substance-abuse-suicide-ideation-covid/
CDC, MMWR. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults with adverse mental health symptoms, increased substance use, or suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic from June 24 to 30, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168437/mental-health-substance-abuse-suicide-ideation-covid/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. Adults with Adverse Mental Health Symptoms, Increased Substance Use, or Suicidal Ideation during The Covid-19 Pandemic from June 24 to 30, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168437/mental-health-substance-abuse-suicide-ideation-covid/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of U.S. adults with adverse mental health symptoms, increased substance use, or suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic from June 24 to 30, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168437/mental-health-substance-abuse-suicide-ideation-covid/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults with adverse mental health symptoms, increased substance use, or suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic from June 24 to 30, 2020 [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, August 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168437/mental-health-substance-abuse-suicide-ideation-covid/
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