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The most common cause of disruption to mental health, neurological and substance abuse related (MNS) services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported by around 62 percent of countries surveyed, was a decrease in outpatient volume due to patients not presenting. This statistic shows the percentage of countries experiencing COVID-19 related disruptions in MNS services due to select causes, as of August 2020.

Leading causes of COVID-19 related disruption in mental health, neurological and substance abuse (MNS) related services worldwide as of 2020

Characteristic	Share of surveyed countries
Decrease in outpatient volume due to patients not presenting	62.3%
Travel restrictions hindering access to the health facilities for patients	53.8%
Decrease in inpatient volume due to cancellation of elective care	46.9%
Closure of outpatient services as per health authority directive	33.8%
Closure of outpatient disease specific consultation clinics	33.1%
Clinical staff related to MNS disorders deployed to provide COVID-19 relief	31.5%
Insufficient staff to provide services	31.5%
Insufficient Personal Protective Equipment available for health care providers	27.7%
Closure of population level programs	24.6%
Unavailability of health products at health facilities	23.8%
The clinical set up has been designated as COVID-19 care facility	19.2%
Inpatient services/hospital beds not available	12.3%

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October 2020

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Worldwide

Survey time period

June to August 2020

Number of respondents

130 countries

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