According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, around 5.4 percent of women in their seventies reported that they had struggled with a depressive disorder over the past year. This was in stark contrast to men in the same age group, of whom only 0.3 percent reported the same. Women across almost all age groups reported a higher one-year prevalence rate.
One-year prevalence of depressive disorders in South Korea as of August 2021, by age group and gender
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- Basic Statistic Number of people globally with mental health disorders as of 2017
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Mental health patients
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Prevalence of selected disorders
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Substance abuse and addiction
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Suicide
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Seoul Mental Health Statistics. (December 30, 2021). One-year prevalence of depressive disorders in South Korea as of August 2021, by age group and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311711/south-korea-12-month-prevalence-of-depression-by-age-and-gender/
Seoul Mental Health Statistics. "One-year prevalence of depressive disorders in South Korea as of August 2021, by age group and gender." Chart. December 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311711/south-korea-12-month-prevalence-of-depression-by-age-and-gender/
Seoul Mental Health Statistics. (2021). One-year prevalence of depressive disorders in South Korea as of August 2021, by age group and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311711/south-korea-12-month-prevalence-of-depression-by-age-and-gender/
Seoul Mental Health Statistics. "One-year Prevalence of Depressive Disorders in South Korea as of August 2021, by Age Group and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311711/south-korea-12-month-prevalence-of-depression-by-age-and-gender/
Seoul Mental Health Statistics, One-year prevalence of depressive disorders in South Korea as of August 2021, by age group and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311711/south-korea-12-month-prevalence-of-depression-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
One-year prevalence of depressive disorders in South Korea as of August 2021, by age group and gender [Graph], Seoul Mental Health Statistics, December 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311711/south-korea-12-month-prevalence-of-depression-by-age-and-gender/