This statistic displays the results of a survey on seniors with depression in South Korea in 2017, sorted by gender. According to the survey, 24 percent of female respondents were suffering from depression in South Korea in 2017, whereas 17.2 percent of male respondents reported to suffer from depression.
Share of elderly people suffering from depression in South Korea in 2017, by gender*
*Short Form of Geriatric Depression Scale (SGDS) was applied to assess depressive symptoms and the score of 8 to 15 out of 0 to 15 was considered to be depression.
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KIHASA. (May 24, 2018). Share of elderly people suffering from depression in South Korea in 2017, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944285/south-korea-seniors-with-depression-by-gender/
KIHASA. "Share of elderly people suffering from depression in South Korea in 2017, by gender*." Chart. May 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944285/south-korea-seniors-with-depression-by-gender/
KIHASA. (2018). Share of elderly people suffering from depression in South Korea in 2017, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944285/south-korea-seniors-with-depression-by-gender/
KIHASA. "Share of Elderly People Suffering from Depression in South Korea in 2017, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944285/south-korea-seniors-with-depression-by-gender/
KIHASA, Share of elderly people suffering from depression in South Korea in 2017, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944285/south-korea-seniors-with-depression-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of elderly people suffering from depression in South Korea in 2017, by gender* [Graph], KIHASA, May 24, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944285/south-korea-seniors-with-depression-by-gender/
