In 2021, older French adults were most likely to report a mental health need compared to older adults of other high-income countries. When looking at a breakdown of U.S. adults by ethnicity, Hispanic adults had even higher mental health needs than the French. Mental health needs are defined here has having been diagnosed with mental health conditions, or the respondent experienced emotional distress they had difficulties coping with in the past 12 months.
This statistic displays the percentage of adults aged 65 and older who reported a mental health need in 2021 worldwide.
Percentage of adults aged 65 and older who reported a mental health need in 2021 worldwide
US adults are limited to those enrolled in Medicare
Method of interview
Telephone interviews and online survey
Supplementary notes
Mental health need — Respondents reported they had ever been told they had depression, anxiety, or other mental health conditions, or respondent experienced emotional distress such as anxiety or great sadness they felt difficult to cope with by themselves in the past 12 months.
Respondents: 18,477 adults age 65 and older across 11 countries: Australia (501), Canada (4,332), France (1,751), Germany (1,163), Netherlands (630), New Zealand (500), Norway (500), Sweden (3,018), Switzerland (2,597), United Kingdom (1,876), United States (1,609).
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Commonwealth Fund. (January 21, 2022). Percentage of adults aged 65 and older who reported a mental health need in 2021 worldwide [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289830/mental-health-needs-among-older-adults-worldwide/
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Commonwealth Fund. (2022). Percentage of adults aged 65 and older who reported a mental health need in 2021 worldwide. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289830/mental-health-needs-among-older-adults-worldwide/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percentage of Adults Aged 65 and Older Who Reported a Mental Health Need in 2021 Worldwide." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289830/mental-health-needs-among-older-adults-worldwide/
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Percentage of adults aged 65 and older who reported a mental health need in 2021 worldwide [Graph], Commonwealth Fund, January 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289830/mental-health-needs-among-older-adults-worldwide/