Key insights
- Percentage of adults worldwide who say mental health is the biggest health problem facing people in their country
- 45%
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Leading health problems worldwide 2024
- Number of people globally that suffer from any mental health or substance use disorder (in millions)
- 970m
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Number of people globally with mental health disorders as of 2017
- Percentage of the global population that suffers from depression
- 4%
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Percentage of the world population with select mental health disorders in 2021
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Leading health problems worldwide 2024
- Basic Statistic Adults worldwide who often thought about their mental/physical wellbeing as of 2022
- Basic Statistic Perceived importance of mental health compared to physical health worldwide in 2020
- Basic Statistic Perceived importance of mental health worldwide in 2020, by country income
- Premium Statistic Percentage of the world population with select mental health disorders in 2021
Overview
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Leading health problems worldwide 2024
Leading health problems worldwide 2024
Percentage of adults worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2024
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Adults worldwide who often thought about their mental/physical wellbeing as of 2022
Adults worldwide who often thought about their mental/physical wellbeing as of 2022
Percentage of adults worldwide who often thought about their own mental and physical wellbeing as of 2022
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Perceived importance of mental health compared to physical health worldwide in 2020
Perceived importance of mental health compared to physical health worldwide in 2020
Percentage of respondents worldwide who felt mental health was more important than physical health as of 2020
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Perceived importance of mental health worldwide in 2020, by country income
Perceived importance of mental health worldwide in 2020, by country income
Percentage of respondents worldwide who felt mental health was more important than physical health as of 2020, by country income
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Percentage of the world population with select mental health disorders in 2021
Percentage of the world population with select mental health disorders in 2021
Percentage of the global population that suffered from select mental health disorders in 2021
Anxiety and depression
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- Basic Statistic Most stressed countries/regions worldwide in 2023
- Basic Statistic Percentage of the population that had anxiety disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of the population that had anxiety disorders worldwide 1990-2019, by gender
- Basic Statistic Percentage of worldwide population that had a depressive disorder from 1990 to 2021
- Premium Statistic Percentage of worldwide population that had depression from 1990 to 2019, by gender
- Basic Statistic Percentage of elderly that have depression/anxiety as of 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Share of respondents worldwide who felt anxiety or depression as of 2020, by region
- Basic Statistic Respondents worldwide who felt anxiety or depression 2020, by country income and age
Anxiety and depression
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Most stressed countries/regions worldwide in 2023
Most stressed countries/regions worldwide in 2023
Leading countries/region worldwide based on stress experienced in the previous day in 2023
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Percentage of the population that had anxiety disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2021
Percentage of the population that had anxiety disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2021
Share of the population worldwide who suffered from anxiety disorders from 1990 to 2021
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Share of the population that had anxiety disorders worldwide 1990-2019, by gender
Share of the population that had anxiety disorders worldwide 1990-2019, by gender
Share of the population worldwide who suffered from anxiety disorders from 1990 to 2019, by gender
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Percentage of worldwide population that had a depressive disorder from 1990 to 2021
Percentage of worldwide population that had a depressive disorder from 1990 to 2021
Percentage of people worldwide who suffered from depressive disorders from 1990 to 2021
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Percentage of worldwide population that had depression from 1990 to 2019, by gender
Percentage of worldwide population that had depression from 1990 to 2019, by gender
Percentage of people worldwide who suffered from depression from 1990 to 2019, by gender
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Percentage of elderly that have depression/anxiety as of 2021, by country
Percentage of elderly that have depression/anxiety as of 2021, by country
Share of seniors in developed countries who had been told by a doctor they had depression, anxiety, or another mental health condition as of 2021, by country*
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Share of respondents worldwide who felt anxiety or depression as of 2020, by region
Share of respondents worldwide who felt anxiety or depression as of 2020, by region
Percentage of respondents worldwide who have felt anxiety or depression for more than two weeks as of 2020, by region
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Respondents worldwide who felt anxiety or depression 2020, by country income and age
Respondents worldwide who felt anxiety or depression 2020, by country income and age
Percentage of respondents worldwide who felt anxiety or depression for more than two weeks as of 2020, by country income and age
Other disorders
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- Basic Statistic Percentage of the population with bipolar disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2021
- Basic Statistic Share of the population with bipolar disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2019, by gender
- Basic Statistic Share of the population with schizophrenia worldwide from 1990 to 2021
- Basic Statistic Share of the population with schizophrenia worldwide from 1990 to 2019, by gender
- Basic Statistic Share of the population with an eating disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2019
- Premium Statistic Share of the population with an eating disorder worldwide 1990-2019, by gender
- Basic Statistic Deaths from eating disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2019
Other disorders
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Percentage of the population with bipolar disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2021
Percentage of the population with bipolar disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2021
Share of the population who suffered from bipolar disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2021
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Share of the population with bipolar disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2019, by gender
Share of the population with bipolar disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2019, by gender
Share of the population who suffered from bipolar disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2019, by gender
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Share of the population with schizophrenia worldwide from 1990 to 2021
Share of the population with schizophrenia worldwide from 1990 to 2021
Percentage of the population with schizophrenia worldwide from 1990 to 2021
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Share of the population with schizophrenia worldwide from 1990 to 2019, by gender
Share of the population with schizophrenia worldwide from 1990 to 2019, by gender
Percentage of the population with schizophrenia worldwide from 1990 to 2019, by gender
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Share of the population with an eating disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2019
Share of the population with an eating disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2019
Percentage of the population who suffered from eating disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2019
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Share of the population with an eating disorder worldwide 1990-2019, by gender
Share of the population with an eating disorder worldwide 1990-2019, by gender
Percentage of the population who suffered from eating disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2019, by gender
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Deaths from eating disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2019
Deaths from eating disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2019
Number of direct deaths from eating disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2019
Treatment
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- Premium Statistic Global mental health workforce rate per 100,000 population by type 2020
- Basic Statistic Mental health workforce density by world region 2020
- Premium Statistic Mental health workforce density by income group 2020
- Premium Statistic Rate of mental facility hospital beds by world region 2020
- Premium Statistic Rate of mental hospital beds worldwide in 2020, by region
- Basic Statistic Rate of mental health hospital admissions by region 2020
- Premium Statistic Duration of stay in mental hospitals worldwide in 2020, by region
- Basic Statistic Respondents worldwide who took select steps to alleviate anxiety or depression, 2020
- Basic Statistic Reported helpfulness of select actions for anxiety/depression worldwide in 2020
- Premium Statistic Antidepressant consumption in selected countries 2022
- Basic Statistic Cost-related access issues among older adults with mental health needs worldwide 2021
Treatment
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Global mental health workforce rate per 100,000 population by type 2020
Global mental health workforce rate per 100,000 population by type 2020
Rate of global mental health workforce in 2020, by type (per 100,000 population)
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Mental health workforce density by world region 2020
Mental health workforce density by world region 2020
Number of mental health workers per 100,000 population as of 2020, by world region*
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Mental health workforce density by income group 2020
Mental health workforce density by income group 2020
Median number of mental health workers per 100,000 population worldwide as of 2020, by country income group*
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Rate of mental facility hospital beds by world region 2020
Rate of mental facility hospital beds by world region 2020
Number of mental health facility beds per 100,000 population worldwide as of 2020, by region*
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Rate of mental hospital beds worldwide in 2020, by region
Rate of mental hospital beds worldwide in 2020, by region
Median number of mental hospital beds worldwide in 2020, by region (per 100,000 population)
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Rate of mental health hospital admissions by region 2020
Rate of mental health hospital admissions by region 2020
Mental health hospital admissions per 100,000 population worldwide as of 2020, by region
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Duration of stay in mental hospitals worldwide in 2020, by region
Duration of stay in mental hospitals worldwide in 2020, by region
Distribution of mental hospital stays by duration of stay worldwide in 2020, by region
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Respondents worldwide who took select steps to alleviate anxiety or depression, 2020
Respondents worldwide who took select steps to alleviate anxiety or depression, 2020
Percentage of respondents worldwide who took select steps to alleviate feelings of anxiety or depression as of 2020
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Reported helpfulness of select actions for anxiety/depression worldwide in 2020
Reported helpfulness of select actions for anxiety/depression worldwide in 2020
Percentage of respondents worldwide who found select approaches helpful in alleviating anxiety or depression as of 2020
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Antidepressant consumption in selected countries 2022
Antidepressant consumption in selected countries 2022
Consumption of antidepressants in selected countries in 2022 (in DDD per 1,000 inhabitants)
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Cost-related access issues among older adults with mental health needs worldwide 2021
Cost-related access issues among older adults with mental health needs worldwide 2021
Percentage of adults aged 65 and older with a mental health need who reported any cost-related access problem in 2021 worldwide
Suicide
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Increased risk of suicide for select mental health disorders worldwide as of 2015
Increased risk of suicide for select mental health disorders worldwide as of 2015
Increased risk of dying from suicide among those with select mental health disorders compared to those without such disorders worldwide as of 2015
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Countries with the highest suicide mortality rates worldwide 2019
Countries with the highest suicide mortality rates worldwide 2019
Leading 20 countries based on suicide mortality rate in 2019 (per 100 000 population)
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Number of suicides in selected countries by gender 2021
Number of suicides in selected countries by gender 2021
Suicide rates in selected countries as of 2021, by gender (per 100,000 population)
Government policy
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- Premium Statistic Government mental health expenditure per capita worldwide in 2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of mental health programs worldwide by main type 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of countries with stand-alone mental health policy/plan by region 2020
- Premium Statistic Countries with updated mental health policy/plan by WHO region 2017
- Premium Statistic Countries complying mental health policy and human rights instruments 2014-2020
Government policy
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Government mental health expenditure per capita worldwide in 2020, by region
Government mental health expenditure per capita worldwide in 2020, by region
Government expenditure on mental health per capita worldwide in 2020, by region (in U.S. dollars)
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Share of mental health programs worldwide by main type 2020
Share of mental health programs worldwide by main type 2020
Distribution of global mental health programs in 2020, by main type
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Share of countries with stand-alone mental health policy/plan by region 2020
Share of countries with stand-alone mental health policy/plan by region 2020
Percentage of countries with a stand-alone mental health policy as of 2020, by region
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Countries with updated mental health policy/plan by WHO region 2017
Countries with updated mental health policy/plan by WHO region 2017
Percentage of countries with an updated mental health policy in the last 3 years (since 2017), by WHO region
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Countries complying mental health policy and human rights instruments 2014-2020
Countries complying mental health policy and human rights instruments 2014-2020
Percent of countries complying mental health plans/policies with human rights instruments in 2014, 2017, and 2020
Special: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
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- Basic Statistic Additional depression and anxiety cases worldwide due to COVID-19 in 2020
- Basic Statistic Additional depression and anxiety cases worldwide due to COVID-19 in 2020, by gender
- Basic Statistic Prevalence of anxiety before and after COVID-19 in select OECD countries, as of 2020
- Basic Statistic Prevalence of depression before and after COVID-19 in OECD countries as of 2020
- Basic Statistic Anxiety level increases during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide June 2020, by age
- Basic Statistic Depression level increases during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide June 2020, by age
- Basic Statistic Share of countries with approaches to COVID-19 mental health support 2020
- Basic Statistic Share of countries with mental health as part of COVID-19 response funding Aug 2020
Special: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Additional depression and anxiety cases worldwide due to COVID-19 in 2020
Additional depression and anxiety cases worldwide due to COVID-19 in 2020
Number of additional cases of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 (in millions)
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Additional depression and anxiety cases worldwide due to COVID-19 in 2020, by gender
Additional depression and anxiety cases worldwide due to COVID-19 in 2020, by gender
Number of additional cases of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders due to the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide in 2020, by gender (in millions)
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Prevalence of anxiety before and after COVID-19 in select OECD countries, as of 2020
Prevalence of anxiety before and after COVID-19 in select OECD countries, as of 2020
National estimates of the prevalence of anxiety or symptoms of anxiety in select OECD countries in early 2020 and in the year prior to 2020
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Prevalence of depression before and after COVID-19 in OECD countries as of 2020
Prevalence of depression before and after COVID-19 in OECD countries as of 2020
National estimates of the prevalence of depression or symptoms of depression in select OECD countries in early 2020 and in the year prior to 2020
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Anxiety level increases during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide June 2020, by age
Anxiety level increases during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide June 2020, by age
Percentage of adults worldwide who reported being more anxious due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020, by age
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Depression level increases during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide June 2020, by age
Depression level increases during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide June 2020, by age
Percentage of adults worldwide who reported being more depressed due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020, by age
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Share of countries with approaches to COVID-19 mental health support 2020
Share of countries with approaches to COVID-19 mental health support 2020
Approaches to overcome COVID-19 related disruption in mental health, neurological and substance abuse (MNS) related services worldwide as of 2020
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Share of countries with mental health as part of COVID-19 response funding Aug 2020
Share of countries with mental health as part of COVID-19 response funding Aug 2020
Percentage of countries worldwide with additional funding for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) as part of COVID-19 response plans as of 2020
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