Distribution of depression symptom severity among adults U.S. 2019

As of 2019, around 12 percent of adults in the United States reported having mild depression symptoms in the past two weeks, while just under 3 percent reported having severe depression symptoms. This statistic illustrates the distribution of depression symptom severity in the past two weeks among adults in the United States as of 2019.

Distribution of depression symptom severity in the past two weeks among adults in the United States as of 2019

Characteristic	Distribution of symptom severity
None-minimal	81.5%
Mild	11.5%
Moderate	4.2%
Severe	2.8%

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Civilian noninstitutionalized population

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Severity of depression symptoms was based on the eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ–8), and summarized into none-minimal (values 0–4), mild (values 5–9), moderate (values 10–14), and severe (values 15–24).

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