This statistic displays the results of a survey on the prevalence of diagnosed mental illness in England in 2014. Depression is the most prevalent mental illness among adults with 14 percent of men and 24 percent of women diagnosed with the condition.
Prevalence of diagnosed mental illness in England in 2014, by gender
Characteristic
Men
Women
Depression
13%
24%
Panic attacks
5%
11%
Generalised anxiety disorder
4%
7%
Post-traumatic stress
2%
2%
Phobia
1%
1%
Obsessive compulsive
1%
1%
Nervous breakdown
2%
3%
Eating disorder
0%
2%
Biopolar disorder
1%
0%
Personality disorder
0%
1%
Psychosis or schizophrenia
1%
0%
Other mental, emotional or neurological problem/condition
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (December 16, 2015). Prevalence of diagnosed mental illness in England in 2014, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/502544/prevalence-mental-illness-england-by-gender/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Prevalence of diagnosed mental illness in England in 2014, by gender." Chart. December 16, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502544/prevalence-mental-illness-england-by-gender/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2015). Prevalence of diagnosed mental illness in England in 2014, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502544/prevalence-mental-illness-england-by-gender/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Prevalence of Diagnosed Mental Illness in England in 2014, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502544/prevalence-mental-illness-england-by-gender/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Prevalence of diagnosed mental illness in England in 2014, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502544/prevalence-mental-illness-england-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Prevalence of diagnosed mental illness in England in 2014, by gender [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, December 16, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/502544/prevalence-mental-illness-england-by-gender/
