In 2022, around 11.5 percent of males and 28 percent of females in the United States aged 12 to 17 years reported that they had a major depressive episode in the past year. This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. youths with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2004 to 2022, by gender.
Percentage of U.S. youths with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2004 to 2022, by gender
* Due to methodological changes in 2021, caution should be used when comparing figures for 2021 with previous years. Please see source for further information on methodology. Figures prior to 2021 were taken from the previous year's report and can be found here on page 1,847.
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SAMHSA. (November 13, 2023). Percentage of U.S. youths with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2004 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252323/major-depressive-episode-among-us-youths-by-gender-since-2004/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of U.S. youths with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2004 to 2022, by gender." Chart. November 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252323/major-depressive-episode-among-us-youths-by-gender-since-2004/
SAMHSA. (2023). Percentage of U.S. youths with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2004 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252323/major-depressive-episode-among-us-youths-by-gender-since-2004/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of U.S. Youths with a Major Depressive Episode in The past Year from 2004 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252323/major-depressive-episode-among-us-youths-by-gender-since-2004/
SAMHSA, Percentage of U.S. youths with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2004 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252323/major-depressive-episode-among-us-youths-by-gender-since-2004/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. youths with a major depressive episode in the past year from 2004 to 2022, by gender [Graph], SAMHSA, November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252323/major-depressive-episode-among-us-youths-by-gender-since-2004/
