A study from 2020 estimated that one in three women in the United States have a major depressive episode by the age of 65. Furthermore, around a quarter of U.S. women have depression by the time they are 25 years old. This statistic shows the percentage of women in the United States who will have an episode of major depression in their lifetime as of 2020, by age.
Percentage of women in the United States who will have an episode of major depression in their lifetime as of 2020, by age
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OWID. (May 18, 2022). Percentage of women in the United States who will have an episode of major depression in their lifetime as of 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391327/likelihood-major-depression-episode-women-us-by-age/
OWID. "Percentage of women in the United States who will have an episode of major depression in their lifetime as of 2020, by age." Chart. May 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391327/likelihood-major-depression-episode-women-us-by-age/
OWID. (2022). Percentage of women in the United States who will have an episode of major depression in their lifetime as of 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391327/likelihood-major-depression-episode-women-us-by-age/
OWID. "Percentage of Women in The United States Who Will Have An Episode of Major Depression in Their Lifetime as of 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391327/likelihood-major-depression-episode-women-us-by-age/
OWID, Percentage of women in the United States who will have an episode of major depression in their lifetime as of 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391327/likelihood-major-depression-episode-women-us-by-age/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of women in the United States who will have an episode of major depression in their lifetime as of 2020, by age [Graph], OWID, May 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391327/likelihood-major-depression-episode-women-us-by-age/