Mental health in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report on mental health in the United Kingdom (UK)

Mental health in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about mental health in the United Kingdom (UK). Included within the report are chapters with an overview of the situation in the country, facts covering suicide, self-harm, depression, and anxiety. The final chapter then explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of adults and youths in the UK.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of mental health illnesses in Europe in 2020, by selected country
  • Premium Statistic Importance of mental illness against physical illness in Europe 2020, by country
  • Premium Statistic Residential care activities for mental health: net capital expenditure UK 2008-2021
  • Basic Statistic Psychiatrists: number of employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2002-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of psychiatric care beds in the United Kingdom (UK) 2001-2022
  • Premium Statistic Duration of contact between the patient and NHS mental health services England 2020
  • Premium Statistic Patient rating of overall experience of NHS mental health services in England 2020
  • Premium Statistic Attitudes towards the frequency of NHS mental health visits in England 2014-2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of patients receiving medication for mental health needs in England 2014-2021
  • Premium Statistic Mental wellbeing in Scotland 2022, by gender and age
  • Premium Statistic UK Armed forces: mental health problems 2018/19, by service

Suicide

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  • Basic Statistic Suicide rate in England and Wales 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic England and Wales: suicide rate 2000-2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Suicide rate in England and Wales 2022, by age
  • Premium Statistic Probable suicides deaths in Scotland 2011-2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Northern Ireland: suicidal ideation presentations to EDs 2012-2018, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Suicide ideation presentations by under 18s in Northern Ireland 2012-2018

Self-harm

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  • Premium Statistic Self-harm related deaths in England & Wales 2009-2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Number of UK people contacting Childline regarding self-harm, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Hospital admissions as a result of self-harm among children in England 2013-2018
  • Premium Statistic Hospital admissions as due to self-harm among children in England 2017/18, by region
  • Premium Statistic Self-harm presentations in Northern Ireland 2012-2018, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Self-harm presentations of those under 18 in Northern Ireland 2012-2018, by gender

Depression and Anxiety

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  • Premium Statistic Number of workers reporting work-related stress in Britain 2008-2023
  • Basic Statistic Anxiety levels in the UK 2011-2023
  • Basic Statistic Anxiety levels of regions of the UK 2021
  • Basic Statistic Antidepressants pharmaceutical consumption in the United Kingdom 2011-2021
  • Basic Statistic Leading antidepressant drugs dispensed in England by item number 2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of people contacting Childline in the United Kingdom in 2018/19, by reason
  • Basic Statistic Reasons for girls contacting Childline in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018/19
  • Basic Statistic Reasons for boys contacting Childline in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018/19
  • Basic Statistic Symptoms of anxiety in Scotland 2021/2022, by gender

Mental health hospital admissions

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  • Basic Statistic Deaths caused by mental disorders in England and Wales 2021, by gender and age
  • Basic Statistic Detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England 2020/21, by age
  • Basic Statistic Detentions on admission to hospital in England 2009-2021
  • Premium Statistic Psychiatric inpatient admissions in Scotland 2009-2021
  • Premium Statistic Psychiatric inpatient length of stay in Scotland 2020/21
  • Basic Statistic Admissions under Mental Health Order in Northern Ireland 2009-2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Number of admissions under Mental Health Order in Northern Ireland 2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic Mental illness inpatients resident in Northern Ireland 2010-2023

COVID-19 impact

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  • Basic Statistic COVID-19 pandemic impact on metal health in Europe 2020, by country
  • Premium Statistic Change in depression levels due to lockdown in Great Britain 2020, by age
  • Premium Statistic Self-harm behaviors during lockdown in the United Kingdom 2020, by age
  • Premium Statistic Self-harm/suicidal thoughts during lockdown in the United Kingdom 2020, by age
  • Premium Statistic Young people experiencing feelings of depression in the United Kingdom 2009-2021
  • Premium Statistic Young people experiencing anxiety in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2021
  • Premium Statistic Impact of COVID-19 on young people's mental health in the United Kingdom in 2020

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