Mental health worldwide

Statistics report on mental health worldwide

Mental health worldwide

This report provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning mental health and illnesses worldwide. It presents information on mental health problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, and bipolar disorder, as well as figures concerning mental health treatment and government policies worldwide.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Leading health problems worldwide 2024
  • Basic Statistic Adults worldwide who often thought about their mental/physical wellbeing as of 2022
  • Basic Statistic Perceived importance of mental health compared to physical health worldwide in 2020
  • Basic Statistic Perceived importance of mental health worldwide in 2020, by country income
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of the world population with select mental health disorders in 2021

Anxiety and depression

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  • Basic Statistic Most stressed countries/regions worldwide in 2023
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of the population that had anxiety disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of the population that had anxiety disorders worldwide 1990-2019, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of worldwide population that had a depressive disorder from 1990 to 2021
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of worldwide population that had depression from 1990 to 2019, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of elderly that have depression/anxiety as of 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Share of respondents worldwide who felt anxiety or depression as of 2020, by region
  • Basic Statistic Respondents worldwide who felt anxiety or depression 2020, by country income and age

Other disorders

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  • Basic Statistic Percentage of the population with bipolar disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of the population with bipolar disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2019, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of the population with schizophrenia worldwide from 1990 to 2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of the population with schizophrenia worldwide from 1990 to 2019, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of the population with an eating disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2019
  • Premium Statistic Share of the population with an eating disorder worldwide 1990-2019, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Deaths from eating disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2019

Treatment

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  • Premium Statistic Global mental health workforce rate per 100,000 population by type 2020
  • Basic Statistic Mental health workforce density by world region 2020
  • Premium Statistic Mental health workforce density by income group 2020
  • Premium Statistic Rate of mental facility hospital beds by world region 2020
  • Premium Statistic Rate of mental hospital beds worldwide in 2020, by region
  • Basic Statistic Rate of mental health hospital admissions by region 2020
  • Premium Statistic Duration of stay in mental hospitals worldwide in 2020, by region
  • Basic Statistic Respondents worldwide who took select steps to alleviate anxiety or depression, 2020
  • Basic Statistic Reported helpfulness of select actions for anxiety/depression worldwide in 2020
  • Premium Statistic Antidepressant consumption in selected countries 2022
  • Basic Statistic Cost-related access issues among older adults with mental health needs worldwide 2021

Suicide

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  • Basic Statistic Increased risk of suicide for select mental health disorders worldwide as of 2015
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest suicide mortality rates worldwide 2019
  • Premium Statistic Number of suicides in selected countries by gender 2021

Government policy

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  • Premium Statistic Government mental health expenditure per capita worldwide in 2020, by region
  • Premium Statistic Share of mental health programs worldwide by main type 2020
  • Premium Statistic Share of countries with stand-alone mental health policy/plan by region 2020
  • Premium Statistic Countries with updated mental health policy/plan by WHO region 2017
  • Premium Statistic Countries complying mental health policy and human rights instruments 2014-2020

Special: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • Basic Statistic Additional depression and anxiety cases worldwide due to COVID-19 in 2020
  • Basic Statistic Additional depression and anxiety cases worldwide due to COVID-19 in 2020, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of anxiety before and after COVID-19 in select OECD countries, as of 2020
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of depression before and after COVID-19 in OECD countries as of 2020
  • Basic Statistic Anxiety level increases during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide June 2020, by age
  • Basic Statistic Depression level increases during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide June 2020, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of countries with approaches to COVID-19 mental health support 2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of countries with mental health as part of COVID-19 response funding Aug 2020

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