Psychiatric conditions in the United Kingdom 2018, by age

This statistic displays the share of individuals in the United Kingdom with a psychiatric condition in 2018, by age. In this year, 29 percent of respondents aged 18 to 34 years have been diagnosed with a psychiatric condition.

Proportion of adult population diagnosed with a psychiatric condition* in the United Kingdom in 2018, by age

Characteristic	Self-reported	Diagnosed
18-34 years	53%	29%
35-44 years	42%	25%
45-54 years	48%	33%
55-64 years	41%	27%
65 years and over	29%	16%
Total	43%	26%

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Release date

September 2018

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2018

Age group

18 years and over

Special properties

Adult population

Supplementary notes

* Psychiatric conditions: anxiety, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, depression, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), phobias, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia and social anxiety disorder (SAD).

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