Seniors that experienced depression, anxiety, or another mental condition by country 2021

Among the elderly in Germany, only five percent had been told by a doctor they had depression, anxiety, or anothor mental health condition as of 2021, compared to 20 percent of the elderly in the United States. This statistic shows the percentage of seniors in developed countries that had been told by a doctor that they had depression, anxiety, or another mental health condition as of 2021, by country.

Share of seniors in developed countries who had been told by a doctor they had depression, anxiety, or another mental health condition as of 2021, by country*

Characteristic	Percentage of older people
Germany	5%
Netherlands**	6%
Norway**	7%
Switzerland	7%
United Kingdom	9%
Sweden	12%
Australia	13%
Canada	13%
France	13%
New Zealand	13%
United States	20%

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

Age group

65 years and older

Supplementary notes

* This data excludes respondents who were no longer recieving treatment for this condition.
** Use with caution as the coefficient of variation (CV) is between 16.6 and 33.3 percent.

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