Mental illness in past year U.S. Hispanic adults 2021

In 2021, around 21 percent of Hispanics in the U.S. reported that they had any mental illness in the past year. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. Hispanic or Latino adults with any mental illness in the past year from 2008 to 2021.

Percentage of U.S. Hispanic or Latino adults with any mental illness in the past year from 2008 to 2021

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
2021*	20.7%
2020	18.4%
2019	18%
2018	16.9%
2017	15.2%
2016	15.7%
2015	14.5%
2014	15.6%
2013	16.9%
2012	16.3%
2011	13.5%
2010	15.2%
2009	15.7%
2008	16%

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2008 to 2021

Number of respondents

base: around 70,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Any Mental Illness (AMI) is defined as having a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder, other than a developmental or substance use disorder, assessed by the Mental Health Surveillance Study (MHSS) Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—Fourth Edition—Research Version—Axis I Disorders (MHSSSCID) which is based on the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Three categories of mental illness severity are defined based on the level of functional impairment: mild mental illness, moderate mental illness, and serious mental illness. Any mental illness includes persons in any of the three categories.
* Due to methodological changes in 2021, caution should be used when comparing figures for 2021 with previous years. Please see source for further information on methodology.
Figures prior to 2021 were taken from the previous year's report and can be found here on page 1,697.

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