This statistic depicts the percentage of the global population with select mental health and substance use disorders as of 2017, by gender. According to the data, a total of 12.6 percent of males and 13.3 percent of females suffered from mental health or substance use disorders globally.
Percentage of the global population that suffers from select mental health or substance use disorders as of 2017, by gender
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OWID. (August 6, 2019). Percentage of the global population that suffers from select mental health or substance use disorders as of 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/979865/prevalence-of-mental-health-disorders-globally-by-gender/
OWID. "Percentage of the global population that suffers from select mental health or substance use disorders as of 2017, by gender." Chart. August 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979865/prevalence-of-mental-health-disorders-globally-by-gender/
OWID. (2019). Percentage of the global population that suffers from select mental health or substance use disorders as of 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979865/prevalence-of-mental-health-disorders-globally-by-gender/
OWID. "Percentage of The Global Population That Suffers from Select Mental Health or Substance Use Disorders as of 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979865/prevalence-of-mental-health-disorders-globally-by-gender/
OWID, Percentage of the global population that suffers from select mental health or substance use disorders as of 2017, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979865/prevalence-of-mental-health-disorders-globally-by-gender/ (last visited June 07, 2020)
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