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Percentage of the U.S. population that had depression from 1990 to 2017
Percentage of the U.S. population that had depression from 1990 to 2017
Percentage of people in the U.S. who suffered from depression from 1990 to 2017
by John Elflein,
last edited
Aug 6, 2019
This statistic depicts the percentage of the U.S. population who had depression from 1990 to 2017. According to the data, 4.84 percent of the U.S. population had depression in 2017.
Percentage of people in the U.S. who suffered from depression from 1990 to 2017
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| Percentage of people | |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.68% |
| 1991 | 4.66% |
| 1992 | 4.65% |
| 1993 | 4.65% |
| 1994 | 4.65% |
| 1995 | 4.65% |
| 1996 | 4.66% |
| 1997 | 4.69% |
| 1998 | 4.72% |
| 1999 | 4.75% |
| 2000 | 4.77% |
| 2001 | 4.77% |
| 2002 | 4.78% |
| 2003 | 4.78% |
| 2004 | 4.79% |
| 2005 | 4.79% |
| 2006 | 4.79% |
| 2007 | 4.79% |
| 2008 | 4.78% |
| 2009 | 4.77% |
| 2010 | 4.76% |
| 2011 | 4.76% |
| 2012 | 4.77% |
| 2013 | 4.77% |
| 2014 | 4.78% |
| 2015 | 4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.81% |
| 2017 | 4.84% |
| Percentage of people | |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.68% |
| 1991 | 4.66% |
| 1992 | 4.65% |
| 1993 | 4.65% |
| 1994 | 4.65% |
| 1995 | 4.65% |
| 1996 | 4.66% |
| 1997 | 4.69% |
| 1998 | 4.72% |
| 1999 | 4.75% |
| 2000 | 4.77% |
| 2001 | 4.77% |
| 2002 | 4.78% |
| 2003 | 4.78% |
| 2004 | 4.79% |
| 2005 | 4.79% |
| 2006 | 4.79% |
| 2007 | 4.79% |
| 2008 | 4.78% |
| 2009 | 4.77% |
| 2010 | 4.76% |
| 2011 | 4.76% |
| 2012 | 4.77% |
| 2013 | 4.77% |
| 2014 | 4.78% |
| 2015 | 4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.81% |
| 2017 | 4.84% |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Aug 6, 2019
This statistic depicts the percentage of the U.S. population who had depression from 1990 to 2017. According to the data, 4.84 percent of the U.S. population had depression in 2017.
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- United States
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- 1990 to 2017
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- United States
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- 1990 to 2017
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