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Percentage of world population with mental health disorders as of 2017, by gender
Percentage of the global population that suffers from select mental health or substance use disorders as of 2017, by gender
by John Elflein,
last edited
Aug 6, 2019
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.
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Aug 6, 2019
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.
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- Number of people who had anxiety disorders worldwide as of 2015, by WHO region (in millions)
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- Number of direct deaths from eating disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2017
- Frequency adults worldwide visited or consulted a mental health professional as of 2018
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- Median number of mental health workers per 100,000 population worldwide as of 2017, by country income group*
- Mental health facility beds per 100,000 population worldwide as of 2017, by region*
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- Government expenditure on mental health per capita worldwide in 2017, by region (in U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of global mental health programs in 2017, by main type
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